juiz
Portuguese, noun/ʒuˈis/
juiz is spelled J-U-I-Z (4 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,363rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Juiz is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “judge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome que se dá a Deus, acompanhado geralmente de algum epíteto”.
What does juiz mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininemasculinejudge
- 2
datedfemininemasculinereferee (person who settles a dispute)
- 3
datedfemininemasculinereferee, umpire
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome que se dá a Deus, acompanhado geralmente de algum epíteto 2. aquele que tem o poder de julgar 3. magistrado a quem a lei atribui a função de apreciar e de julgar as questões cíveis, criminais e, por vezes, administrativas 4. aquele que julga, que tem ou que arroga a si a autoridade para censurar ações, admoestar, castigar atos que entende serem maus, decidir entre pessoas em desavenças
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of juiz
- juízes plural
- juíza feminine plural
- juízas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce juiz?
- Brazil /ʒuˈis/
- /ʒuˈiʃ/
- Portugal /ʒuˈiʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to juiz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is juiz in Portuguese?
juiz appears 71 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).