justifier

\ʒys.ti.fje\

/\ʒys.ti.fje\/ verb

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The verdict

“justifier” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,465 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,465
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Montrer la vérité de ce qu’on avance, de ce qu’on allègue.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

justifier vs Justinien
67% similar
justifier vs justifiés
78% similar
justifier vs justifiez
89% similar

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

Key facts for justifier
PropertyValue
Headwordjustifier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒys.ti.fje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,465
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “justifier” 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). justifier 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 justifier is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒys.ti.fje\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,465 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for justifier, with forms such as "jjustifier", "jsutifier", and "jusitfier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Justinien", "justifiés", "justifiez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is justifier, spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Montrer la vérité de ce qu’on avance, de ce qu’on allègue.
  2. 2
    Rendre juste par l’action de la grâce.
  3. 3
    Montrer, prouver, déclarer que quelqu’un est innocent, qu’il ne mérite pas de châtiment, de blâme.
  4. 4
    Faire qu’une chose soit juste, légitime.
  5. 5
    Prouver, faire voir qu’une chose n’était pas fausse, erronée, mal fondée.
  6. 6
    Expliquer les raisons de ses actes.
  7. 7
    Donner à une ligne la longueur qu’elle doit avoir, à une page le nombre de lignes qu’elle doit avoir.

Synonyms

expliquer

This word in other languages

excuse(English)legitimar(Español)rechtfertigen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjustifier,jsutifier,jusitfier,jusstifier,justfiier,justifeir,justiffier,justifierr,justifire,justiifer,justtifier,jutsifier,ujstifier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of justifier - 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.

jjustifier1jsutifier2jusitfier2jusstifier1justfiier2justifeir2justiffier1justifierr1
Edit distance from "justifier"

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 "justifier"?
"justifier" is spelled J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.ti.fje\.
What does "justifier" mean?
As a verb, "justifier" means: Montrer la vérité de ce qu’on avance, de ce qu’on allègue.
What words are commonly confused with "justifier"?
"justifier" is commonly confused with "Justinien", "justifiés", "justifiez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "justifier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "justifier" is \ʒys.ti.fje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "justifier" come from?
"justifier" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “justifier”

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-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒys.ti.fje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Justinien” - see the side-by-side comparison. justifier vs Justinien
  • 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