JungsvsjusWhich spelling fits?

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

#1,161
“Jungs” frequency rank
#30,139
“jus” frequency rank
31300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jungs jus
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Junge Saft

Where the eye mixes Jungs and jus

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

5 ch
Jungs
3 ch
jus

Look-alike desk: Jungs vs jus

A purely visual mix-up. Jungs ([jʊŋs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Jungs is recorded at frequency rank #1,161, classified as anoun, pronounced [jʊŋs]. 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 31300, this pair ranks #1,730,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Jungs vs jus

Shared letters: jsu. Private to "Jungs": gn. Private to "jus": -.

"Jungs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Jungs ← jjungs · jnugs · jugns · junggs · jungss · junngs · junsg · ujngs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Jungs" and "jus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([jʊŋs] versus [ʒy]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Jungs" vs "jus" - which ranks higher?
"Jungs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,161 in our German list, against #30,139 for "jus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Jungs" 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 #1,730,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jungs" 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 #1,730,905 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