jury

/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/

//ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi// noun

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"jury" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jury” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,070
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jury · jury · English

jury · rank #3,070 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,070
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH junior

Nearest frequency peer: junior (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “jury”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “jury” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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
50% similar
jury vs just
50% similar
jury vs juve
50% similar

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

Key facts for jury
PropertyValue
Headwordjury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,070
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jury”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jurylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “junior” (#3,069), “Kong” (#3,071), “initially” (#3,068). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jury” is #3,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jury (IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,070 among 796 “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". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "just", "juve", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“I swear or take an oath”). The correct English form is jury, spelled J-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
  2. 2
    A group of judges in a competition.
  3. 3
    The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.

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. And so the jury and he approached, as if this were a time of peace instead of one of the greatest world disturbances ever known in history, the question whether the prosecution had proved to the jury’s satisfaction that George Joseph Smith was guilty of murder. The jury were the shield which stood between him and death, unless, to the jury’s satisfaction,…
  2. The jury which decides on the first night usually seals the fate of the season.

Etymology

From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“I swear or take an oath”).

This word in other languages

jurado(Español)jury(Français)Geschworene(Deutsch)júri(Português)

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 English 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 /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/.
What does "jury" mean?
As a noun, "jury" means: A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
What words are commonly confused with "jury"?
"jury" is commonly confused with "jus", "just", "juve". 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 /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "jury"?
From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“I swear or take an oath”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kong#3,071inch#3,067hunt#3,065eric#3,055

Similar misspelling depth

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

smell6 variantsvast6 variantsbush6 variantsgrey6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list