Which to use
“job” and “joie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,145
- “job” frequency rank
- #1,820
- “joie” frequency rank
- 4965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | job | joie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire. | Sentiment de bonheur, de satisfaction vive et intense qui vient du plaisir que l'on a à agir, à accomplir non pas une tâche répétitive, mais de contribuer à un certain progrès qui est empreint d'un caractère spirituel philosophique, scientifique, religieux ou esthétique. |
Where the eye mixes job and joie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between job and joie
A purely visual mix-up. job (\dʒɔb\) and joie (\ʒwa\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
job is recorded at frequency rank #3,145, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʒɔb\. joie is at rank #1,820, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒwa\.
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 4965, this pair ranks #430,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of job vs joie
Shared letters: jo. Private to "job": b. Private to "joie": ei.
"job" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "joie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- joie ← jioe · jjoie · joei · ojie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "job" for "joie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "job" or "joie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "job" and "joie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "job" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "job" and "joie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "job 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 #430,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.