Which to use
“Jury” and “jus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,611
- “Jury” frequency rank
- #30,139
- “jus” frequency rank
- 35750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jury | jus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden | Saft |
Where the eye mixes Jury and jus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Jury runs 4 letters (CVCV) against jus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Jury and jus
A purely visual mix-up. Jury ([ˈʒyːʁi]) 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 35750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jury is recorded at frequency rank #5,611, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʒyːʁi]. 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 35750, this pair ranks #1,632,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jury vs jus
Shared letters: ju. Private to "Jury": ry. Private to "jus": s.
"Jury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Jury ← jjury · jruy · jurry · juryy · juyr · ujry
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Jury" for "jus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Jury" or "jus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Jury" and "jus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jury" 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 #1,632,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jury" 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 #1,632,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.