JudenvsJuteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,667
“Juden” frequency rank
#47,512
“Jute” frequency rank
49179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Juden Jute
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jude Pflanze aus der Gattung Corchorus, aus der Fasern zur Textilherstellung gewonnen werden

Where the eye mixes Juden and Jute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Juden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Jute's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Juden
4 ch
Jute

Visual trap between Juden and Jute

A purely visual mix-up. Juden ([ˈjuːdn̩]) and Jute ([ˈjuːtə]) 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 49179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Juden is recorded at frequency rank #1,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːdn̩]. Jute is at rank #47,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːtə].

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 49179, this pair ranks #1,221,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Juden vs Jute

Shared letters: eju. Private to "Juden": dn. Private to "Jute": t.

"Juden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Jute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Juden ← jduen · jjuden · judden · judenn · judne · juedn · ujden
  • Jute ← jjute · jtue · juet · jutte · ujte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Juden" for "Jute" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːdn̩] versus [ˈjuːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Juden" or "Jute" show up more?
"Juden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,667 in our German list, against #47,512 for "Jute". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Juden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Jute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,221,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Juden" and "Jute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junk vs Jute". 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 #1,221,198 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