jus vs Jux, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#30,139
“jus” frequency rank: #45,371
“Jux” frequency rank: 75510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	jus	Jux
Definition	Saft	das Hereinlegen einer Person zum Zwecke der Belustigung

Where the eye mixes jus and Jux

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jus and Jux follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch

jus

3 ch

Jux

Look-alike desk: jus vs Jux

A purely visual mix-up. jus ([ʒy]) and Jux ([jʊks]) 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 a single letter - s in “jus” becomes x in “Jux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jus is recorded at frequency rank #30,139, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʒy]. Jux is at rank #45,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jʊks].

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 75510, this pair ranks #306,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jus vs Jux

Shared letters: ju. Private to "jus": s. Private to "Jux": x.

"jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Jux" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jus" for "Jux" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([ʒy] versus [jʊks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary German text, does "jus" or "Jux" show up more?

"jus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,139 in our German list, against #45,371 for "Jux". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jus" and "Jux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "jus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Jux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #306,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"jus" and "Jux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs Jux". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #306,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.