Which to use
“job” is a noun and “ju” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,145
- “job” frequency rank
- #15,920
- “ju” frequency rank
- 19065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | job | ju |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit emploi, petit boulot, souvent faiblement rémunéré et temporaire. | Vous, deuxième personne du pluriel, également singulier de politesse : |
Where the eye mixes job and ju
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between job and ju
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: job is \dʒɔb\ while ju is \ju\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19065, 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\. ju is at rank #15,920, tagged as apron, pronounced \ju\.
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 19065, this pair ranks #375,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of job vs ju
Shared letters: j. Private to "job": bo. Private to "ju": u.
"job" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ju" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "job" and "ju" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "job" or "ju" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "job" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ju" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "job" and "ju" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs ju". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #375,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.