JudevsJuxWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,777
“Jude” frequency rank
#45,371
“Jux” frequency rank
53148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jude Jux
Definition Mensch, welcher der Religion des Judentums angehört das Hereinlegen einer Person zum Zwecke der Belustigung

Where the eye mixes Jude and Jux

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Jude runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Jux's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Jude
3 ch
Jux

Visual trap between Jude and Jux

A purely visual mix-up. Jude ([ˈjuːdə]) and Jux ([jʊks]) 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 53148, 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]. Jux is at rank #45,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jʊks].

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 53148, this pair ranks #1,069,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Jude vs Jux

Shared letters: ju. Private to "Jude": de. Private to "Jux": x.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Jude ← jdue · jjude · judde · jued · ujde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Jude" and "Jux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːdə] versus [jʊks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Jude" or "Jux"?
"Jude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,777 in our German list, against #45,371 for "Jux". 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 "Jux" 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 "Jux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,069,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jude" and "Jux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs Jux". 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 #1,069,338 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