justice

\ʒys.tis\

/\ʒys.tis\/ noun

The verdict

“justice” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #628 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#628
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentiment de donner à chacun ce qu’il mérite, de manière juste en respectant tous les droits d’autrui.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

justice vs Justin
57% similar
justice vs justine
86% similar
justice vs justifie
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for justice
PropertyValue
Headwordjustice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒys.tis\
Letters7
Frequency rank#628
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “justice” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). justice lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for justice is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒys.tis\. Corpus data places it at rank #628 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for justice, with forms such as "jjustice", "jsutice", and "jusitce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Justin", "justine", "justifie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is justice, spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentiment de donner à chacun ce qu’il mérite, de manière juste en respectant tous les droits d’autrui.
  2. 2
    Institution ou pouvoir qui permet de faire respecter les droits de chacun, en punissant tout particulièrement ceux qui ont mal agi.
  3. 3
    Bon droit.
  4. 4
    Action de reconnaître le droit de quelqu’un à quelque chose, d’accueillir sa plainte, etc. Action d’accorder à une personne ce qu’elle demande et qu’il est juste qu’elle obtienne.
  5. 5
    Les tribunaux, les officiers et magistrats qui sont chargés d’administrer la justice.
  6. 6
    Juridiction.
  7. 7
    Rectitude que Dieu met dans l’âme par sa grâce.
  8. 8
    Observation exacte des devoirs de la religion.
  9. 9
    Lieu où étaient dressées les fourches de justice, c’est-à-dire le gibet.
  10. 10
    Huitième atout du tarot de Marseille.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjustice,jsutice,jusitce,jusstice,justcie,justicce,justiec,justtice,jutsice,ujstice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justice - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjustice1jsutice2jusitce2jusstice1justcie2justicce1justiec2justtice1
Edit distance from "justice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "justice"?
"justice" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.tis\.
What does "justice" mean?
As a noun, "justice" means: Sentiment de donner à chacun ce qu’il mérite, de manière juste en respectant tous les droits d’autrui.
What words are commonly confused with "justice"?
"justice" is commonly confused with "Justin", "justine", "justifie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "justice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justice" is \ʒys.tis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "justice" come from?
"justice" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “justice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-S-T-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒys.tis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Justin” - see the side-by-side comparison. justice vs Justin
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list