Jury

[ˈʒyːʁi]

/[ˈʒyːʁi]/ noun

The verdict

“Jury” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,611
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-jury · Jury · German

Jury · rank #5,611 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,611
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jenen

Nearest frequency peer: jenen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Jury“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Jury“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jury vs jus
25% similar
Jury vs Jux
50% similar
Jury vs Just
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jury
PropertyValue
HeadwordJury
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʒyːʁi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,611
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jury“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Juryliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jenen“ (#5,610), „Kartoffeln“ (#5,612), „Irland“ (#5,609). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jury“ bei #5,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Jury (IPA [ˈʒyːʁi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,611 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jury, with forms such as "jjury", "jruy", and "jurry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "Jux", "Just", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jury, spelled J-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Geschworenen eines Gerichtsverfahrens im angelsächsischen und japanischen Rechtssystem
  3. 3
    ein Schiedsgericht, das beispielsweise Regelstöße überprüft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jury appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Jury mitsamt der Schauspielerin Diane Kruger hat gesprochen: Die Gewinner für die Bären 2008 stehen fest.
  2. „Doch sieben Stunden nach der Verleihung des Preises wurde bekannt, dass die Jurorin Carmen Callil sich aus Protest gegen die Entscheidung für Roth verbittert aus der Jury zurückgezogen hatte.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjury
  • jruy
  • jurry
  • juryy
  • juyr
  • ujry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jury - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjury1jruy2jurry1juryy1juyr2ujry2
Edit distance from "Jury"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jury"?
"Jury" is spelled J-U-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʒyːʁi].
What does "Jury" mean?
As a noun, "Jury" means: eine Gruppe von meist Fachleuten, die über einen Preis oder einen Wettbewerb entscheiden
What words are commonly confused with "Jury"?
"Jury" is commonly confused with "jus", "Jux", "Just". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jury"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jury" is [ˈʒyːʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jury" come from?
"Jury" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jury", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list