Which to use
“jeu” and “jeux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #267
- “jeu” frequency rank
- #544
- “jeux” frequency rank
- 811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeu | jeux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divertissement, activité avec des règles, pouvant être exercé seul, ou en groupe, pour s’amuser. | Pluriel de jeu. |
Same sound, different letters: jeu vs jeux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - jeu and jeux
This is the hard kind. jeu and jeux are pronounced identically (\ʒø\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jeu” sits inside “jeux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeu is recorded at frequency rank #267, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒø\. jeux is at rank #544, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒø\.
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 811, this pair ranks #439,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeu vs jeux
Shared letters: eju. Private to "jeu": -. Private to "jeux": x.
"jeu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "jeux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jeux ← ejux · jeuxx · jexu · jjeux · juex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeu" for "jeux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jeu" vs "jeux" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "jeu" / "jeux". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jeux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeu" and "jeux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jeu vs jor". 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 #439,080 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.