# jute

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒuːt/ · frequency rank #37,530

## Definitions
1. The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
2. The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ). Likely related to Ukrainian джгут (džhut) and Russian жгут (žgut).

## Easily confused with
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jute-vs-juve)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jute)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-vs-jute)
- **jet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jet-vs-jute)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jun-vs-jute)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jug-vs-jute)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jus-vs-jute)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jot-vs-jute)
- **Jie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jie-vs-jute)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jit-vs-jute)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/just-vs-jute)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/june-vs-jute)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/july-vs-jute)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jump-vs-jute)
- **joke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joke-vs-jute)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jury-vs-jute)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jane-vs-jute)
- **Jose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jute)
- **jake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jake-vs-jute)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-jute)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jjute`, `jtue`, `juet`, `jutte`, `ujte`

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