Which to use
“jobs” and “jour” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,122
- “jobs” frequency rank
- #29,330
- “jour” frequency rank
- 30452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jobs | jour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of job | Abbreviation of journeyman, e.g. jour printer. |
Where the eye mixes jobs and jour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. jobs (/d͡ʒɑbz/) and jour (/ˈd͡ʒɝ/) 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 30452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jobs is recorded at frequency rank #1,122, classified as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɑbz/. jour is at rank #29,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɝ/.
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 30452, this pair ranks #354,443 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jobs vs jour
Shared letters: jo. Private to "jobs": bs. Private to "jour": ru.
"jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "jour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC