Which to use
“jeu” is a noun and “jou” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #267
- “jeu” frequency rank
- #38,878
- “jou” frequency rank
- 39145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeu | jou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divertissement, activité avec des règles, pouvant être exercé seul, ou en groupe, pour s’amuser. | Pronom personnel objet de la deuxième personne du singulier : te. |
Letter map: jeu vs jou
Shared letters muted; letters that set jeu and jou apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for jeu / jou
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: jeu is anoun and jouapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “jeu” becomes o in “jou”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeu is recorded at frequency rank #267, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒø\. jou is at rank #38,878, tagged as apron.
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 39145, this pair ranks #250,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jeu vs jou
Shared letters: ju. Private to "jeu": e. Private to "jou": o.
"jeu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "jou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jeu" and "jou" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jeu" or "jou"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "jeu" and "jou". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeu" and "jou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs jou". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.