JudevsjusConfusable pair

Which to use

“Jude” and “jus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,777
“Jude” frequency rank
#30,139
“jus” frequency rank
37916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jude jus
Definition Mensch, welcher der Religion des Judentums angehört Saft

Where the eye mixes Jude and jus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Jude
3 ch
jus

Look-alike desk: Jude vs jus

A purely visual mix-up. Jude ([ˈjuːdə]) and jus ([ʒy]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37916, 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]. jus is at rank #30,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʒy].

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 37916, this pair ranks #1,577,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Jude vs jus

Shared letters: ju. Private to "Jude": de. Private to "jus": s.

"Jude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Judejdue · jjude · judde · jued · ujde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Jude" and "jus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːdə] versus [ʒy]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Jude" or "jus"?
"Jude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,777 in our German list, against #30,139 for "jus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Jude" and "jus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Jude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,577,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jude" and "jus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs jus". 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 #1,577,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list