JunevsjusConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,654
“June” frequency rank
#30,139
“jus” frequency rank
51793
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature June jus
Definition sechster Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juni Saft

Where the eye mixes June and jus

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

4 ch
June
3 ch
jus

Why the eye confuses June with jus

A purely visual mix-up. June ([d͡ʒuːn]) 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 51793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

June is recorded at frequency rank #21,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒuːn]. 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 51793, this pair ranks #1,121,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of June vs jus

Shared letters: ju. Private to "June": en. Private to "jus": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Junejjune · jnue · juen · junne · ujne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "June" and "jus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d͡ʒuːn] versus [ʒy]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "June" vs "jus" - which ranks higher?
"June" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,654 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "June" 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 #1,121,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "June" 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 #1,121,793 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