Which to use
“jeu” and “job” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #267
- “jeu” frequency rank
- #3,145
- “job” frequency rank
- 3412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeu | job |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divertissement, activité avec des règles, pouvant être exercé seul, ou en groupe, pour s’amuser. | Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire. |
Where the eye mixes jeu and job
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jeu vs job
A purely visual mix-up. jeu (\ʒø\) and job (\dʒɔb\) 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 3412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeu is recorded at frequency rank #267, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒø\. 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 3412, this pair ranks #434,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeu vs job
Shared letters: j. Private to "jeu": eu. Private to "job": bo.
"jeu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "job" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jeu" and "job" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "jeu" or "job" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeu" 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 #434,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeu" and "job" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "job vs jor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #434,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.