# jump vs jury

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jump
*verb · IPA /d͡ʒʌmp/ · frequency rank #2,078*
To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

### jury
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ · frequency rank #3,070*
A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jump-vs-jury