justification

Name: justification, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“justification” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,344
frequency rank, French: 47,938
“J” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de justifier quelqu’un, de se justifier ; preuves qui servent à justifier.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

justification vs justifications

93% similar

justification vs justificatif

85% similar

justification vs justificatifs

85% similar

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

Key facts for justification
Property	Value
Headword	justification
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#9,344
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “justification” 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). justification lands here:

#9,344

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around justification (IPA \ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,344 among 47,938 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for justification, with forms such as "jjustification", "jsutification", and "jusitfication". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "justifications", "justificatif", "justificatifs", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is justification, spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de justifier quelqu’un, de se justifier ; preuves qui servent à justifier.
2
Preuve que l’on fait de quelque chose par titres, par témoins, etc.
3
Action et effet de la grâce pour rendre les hommes justes.
4
Longueur des lignes, leur nombre dans une page.
5
Composition d’une ligne ajustée à une longueur déterminée.
6
Longueur d’une ligne d’un texte justifié.

Synonyms

justif

This word in other languages

justification(English)justificación(Español)Rechtfertigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

jjustification
jsutification
jusitfication
jusstification
justfiication
justifciation
justiffication
justifiaction
justificaiton
justificatino
justificationn
justificatoin
justificattion
justificcation
justifictaion
justiifcation
justtification
jutsification
ujstification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justification - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "justification"

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 "justification"?

"justification" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.

What does "justification" mean?

As a noun, "justification" means: Action de justifier quelqu’un, de se justifier ; preuves qui servent à justifier.

What words are commonly confused with "justification"?

"justification" is commonly confused with "justifications", "justificatif", "justificatifs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "justification"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justification" is \ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "justification" come from?

"justification" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “justification”

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

The one correct French spelling is J-U-S-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “justifications” - see the side-by-side comparison. justification vs justifications
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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.