Which to use
“jeux” and “joue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #544
- “jeux” frequency rank
- #689
- “joue” frequency rank
- 1233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeux | joue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jeu. | Partie du visage de l’humain qui est au-dessous des tempes et des yeux, et qui s’étend de chaque côté du nez jusqu’au menton dont la peau ferme latéralement la bouche. |
Where the eye mixes jeux and joue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jeux vs joue
A purely visual mix-up. jeux (\ʒø\) and joue (\ʒu\) 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 1233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeux is recorded at frequency rank #544, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒø\. joue is at rank #689, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒu\.
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 1233, this pair ranks #438,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeux vs joue
Shared letters: eju. Private to "jeux": x. Private to "joue": o.
"jeux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "joue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jeux" and "joue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jeux" vs "joue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jeux" and "joue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeux" and "joue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs joue". 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 #438,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.