Which to use
“Jude” and “Jury” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,777
- “Jude” frequency rank
- #5,611
- “Jury” frequency rank
- 13388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jude | Jury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensch, welcher der Religion des Judentums angehört | eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes Jude and Jury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Jude vs Jury
A purely visual mix-up. Jude ([ˈjuːdə]) and Jury ([ˈʒyːʁi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jude is recorded at frequency rank #7,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːdə]. Jury is at rank #5,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʒyːʁi].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13388, this pair ranks #1,958,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jude vs Jury
Shared letters: ju. Private to "Jude": de. Private to "Jury": ry.
"Jude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Jury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Jude" for "Jury" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Jude" vs "Jury" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jude" and "Jury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juror vs Jury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,958,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.