Which to use
“jetez” and “jurez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,164
- “jetez” frequency rank
- #27,859
- “jurez” frequency rank
- 44023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetez | jurez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jurer. |
Where the eye mixes jetez and jurez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jetez and jurez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses jetez with jurez
A purely visual mix-up. jetez (\ʒə.te\) and jurez (\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 44023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetez is recorded at frequency rank #16,164, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒə.te\. jurez is at rank #27,859, tagged as averb, 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 44023, this pair ranks #213,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jetez vs jurez
Shared letters: ejz. Private to "jetez": t. Private to "jurez": ru.
"jetez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jurez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jetez" for "jurez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jetez" vs "jurez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jetez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetez" and "jurez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jerez vs jurez". 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 #213,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.