jurorvsupdatesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: juror is a noun, updates is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“juror” is a noun and “updates” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,812
“juror” frequency rank
#9,475
“updates” frequency rank
59287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juror updates
Definition Geschworener, Geschworene 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs update

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juror and updates apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
juror
7 ch
updates

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: juror is anoun and updatesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juror is recorded at frequency rank #49,812, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. updates is at rank #9,475, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 59287, this pair ranks #830,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juror vs updates

Shared letters: u. Private to "juror": jor. Private to "updates": adepst.

"juror" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "updates" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jurorjjuror · jruor · juorr · jurorr · jurro · jurror · ujror
  • updatespudates · udpates · upadtes · updaets · updatess · updatse · updattes · upddates

Frequency comparison

juror#49,812
updates#9,475

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juror" and "updates" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "juror" is a noun and "updates" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "juror" or "updates"?
"updates" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,475 in our German list, against #49,812 for "juror". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering juror vs updates

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “juror”; for a verb, it's “updates”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juror” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list