jarrevsjuréeConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
jarre
5 ch
jurée

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʒaʁ\ versus \ʒy.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jarre" or "jurée"?
"jarre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,218 in our French list, against #37,399 for "jurée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list