justices

\ʒys.tis\

/\ʒys.tis\/ noun

The verdict

“justices” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #46,253 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#46,253
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de justice.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

justices vs justine
75% similar
justices vs justicier
78% similar
justices vs justifiés
67% similar

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

Key facts for justices
PropertyValue
Headwordjustices
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒys.tis\
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,253
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “justices” 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). justices 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 justices is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒys.tis\. Corpus data places it at rank #46,253 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de justice.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for justices, with forms such as "jjustices", "jsutices", and "jusitces". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "justine", "justicier", "justifiés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is justices, spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de justice.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjustices,jsutices,jusitces,jusstices,justcies,justicces,justicess,justicse,justiecs,justtices,jutsices,ujstices

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justices - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjustices1jsutices2jusitces2jusstices1justcies2justicces1justicess1justicse2
Edit distance from "justices"

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 "justices"?
"justices" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.tis\.
What does "justices" mean?
As a noun, "justices" means: Pluriel de justice.
What words are commonly confused with "justices"?
"justices" is commonly confused with "justine", "justicier", "justifiés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "justices"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justices" is \ʒys.tis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "justices" come from?
"justices" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “justices”

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-S - 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 “justine” - see the side-by-side comparison. justices vs justine
  • 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