# juke vs jute

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### juke
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒuːk/ · frequency rank #36,208*
A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

### jute
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒuːt/ · frequency rank #37,530*
The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

## Source
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