Justus

\ˈjʊstʊs\

/\ˈjʊstʊs\/ noun

The verdict

“Justus” is uncommon French (frequency #80,335 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,335
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-justus · Justus · French

Justus · rank #80,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,335
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH juri

Nearest frequency peer: juri (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Justus »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Justus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Justus
PropertyValue
HeadwordJustus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈjʊstʊs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Justus » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Justustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « juri » (#80,334), « Kadyrov » (#80,336), « jule » (#80,333). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Justus » est au #80,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Justus is uncommon French at frequency #80,335 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈjʊstʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juste.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Justus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Justus, spelled J-U-S-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juste.

Synonyms

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 "Justus"?
"Justus" is spelled J-U-S-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjʊstʊs\.
What does "Justus" mean?
As a noun, "Justus" means: Juste.
How do you pronounce "Justus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Justus" is \ˈjʊstʊs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Justus" come from?
"Justus" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Justus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list