Which to use
“jalons” and “jalouse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,746
- “jalons” frequency rank
- #10,181
- “jalouse” frequency rank
- 43927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jalons | jalouse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jalon. | Celle qui a de la jalousie à propos de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes jalons and jalouse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jalons runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against jalouse's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jalons and jalouse
A purely visual mix-up. jalons (\ʒa.lɔ̃\) and jalouse (\ʒa.luz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jalons is recorded at frequency rank #33,746, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒa.lɔ̃\. jalouse is at rank #10,181, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒa.luz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43927, this pair ranks #214,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jalons vs jalouse
Shared letters: ajlos. Private to "jalons": n. Private to "jalouse": eu.
"jalons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "jalouse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jalons" and "jalouse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jalons" or "jalouse"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jalons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jalouse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jalons" and "jalouse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jalon vs jalons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #214,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.