# Jura

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ · frequency rank #48,303

## Definitions
1. A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains.
2. A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
3. A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.

## Etymology
From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.

## Easily confused with
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-just)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-jury)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-juve)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-jute)
- **juror** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jura-vs-juror)
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jr-vs-jura)
- **JA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ja-vs-jura)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jura)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jun-vs-jura)
- **jar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jar-vs-jura)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jug-vs-jura)
- **Jia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jia-vs-jura)
- **jer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jer-vs-jura)
- **jor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jor-vs-jura)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/june-vs-jura)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/july-vs-jura)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jump-vs-jura)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-jura)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/junk-vs-jura)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jjura`, `jrua`, `juar`, `jurra`, `ujra`

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