Which to use
“jem” is a verb and “job” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,838
- “jem” frequency rank
- #3,145
- “job” frequency rank
- 49983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jem | job |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif futur du verbe jam. | Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire. |
Where the eye mixes jem and job
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. jem and job follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses jem with job
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jem is \ˈjem\ while job is \dʒɔb\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jem is recorded at frequency rank #46,838, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈjem\. job is at rank #3,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʒɔb\.
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 49983, this pair ranks #166,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jem vs job
Shared letters: j. Private to "jem": em. Private to "job": bo.
"jem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "job" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jem" and "job" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "jem" or "job" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jem" and "job" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "job" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jem" and "job" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jem vs jor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.