Which to use
“jarre” and “jurée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,218
- “jarre” frequency rank
- #37,399
- “jurée” frequency rank
- 65617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jarre | jurée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récipient généralement en terre cuite, de forme ovoïde et de différentes dimensions, où l’on conserve l’eau, l’huile, les olives. | Citoyenne choisie par le sort sur une liste annuelle pour faire partie du jury d’une cour d’assises. |
Where the eye mixes jarre and jurée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jarre (CVCCV) and jurée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: jarre vs jurée
A purely visual mix-up. jarre (\ʒaʁ\) and jurée (\ʒy.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jarre is recorded at frequency rank #28,218, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒaʁ\. jurée is at rank #37,399, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁe\.
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 65617, this pair ranks #71,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jarre vs jurée
Shared letters: ejr. Private to "jarre": a. Private to "jurée": ué.
"jarre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "jurée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jarre ← ajrre · jare · jarer · jjarre · jrare
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jarre" and "jurée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jarre" or "jurée"?
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 "jarre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jarre" and "jurée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jerez vs jurée". 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 #71,540 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.