Which to use
“jo” and “joue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,932
- “jo” frequency rank
- #689
- “joue” frequency rank
- 4621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jo | joue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Nivernais) Coq. | 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 jo and joue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jo with joue
A purely visual mix-up. jo (\ʒɔ\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jo” sits inside “joue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jo is recorded at frequency rank #3,932, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒɔ\. 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 4621, this pair ranks #431,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jo vs joue
Shared letters: jo. Private to "jo": -. Private to "joue": eu.
"jo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "joue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- joue ← jjoue · joeu · juoe · ojue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jo" and "joue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jo" vs "joue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jo" 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 #431,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jo" and "joue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jo 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 #431,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.