Which to use
“junk” and “Jury” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,765
- “junk” frequency rank
- #5,611
- “Jury” frequency rank
- 52376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | junk | Jury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alte oder minderwertige, nutzlose, wertlose Dinge | eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes junk and Jury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. junk (CVCC) and Jury (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: junk vs Jury
A purely visual mix-up. junk ([dʒʌŋk]) and Jury ([ˈʒyːʁi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
junk is recorded at frequency rank #46,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʒʌŋk]. Jury is at rank #5,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʒyːʁi].
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 52376, this pair ranks #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of junk vs Jury
Shared letters: ju. Private to "junk": kn. Private to "Jury": ry.
"junk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Jury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "junk" and "Jury" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "junk" or "Jury" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "junk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "junk" and "Jury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs junk". 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 #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.