Which to use
“joies” and “jouée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,605
- “joies” frequency rank
- #13,198
- “jouée” frequency rank
- 24803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joies | jouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de joie. | Paroi latérale d'une lucarne. |
Where the eye mixes joies and jouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. joies (CVVVC) and jouée (CVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between joies and jouée
A purely visual mix-up. joies (\ʒwa\) and jouée (\ʒwe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joies is recorded at frequency rank #11,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒwa\. jouée is at rank #13,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒwe\.
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 24803, this pair ranks #344,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of joies vs jouée
Shared letters: ejo. Private to "joies": is. Private to "jouée": ué.
"joies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "jouée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- joies ← jioes · jjoies · joeis · joiess · joise · ojies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "joies" and "jouée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "joies" or "jouée"?
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 "joies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joies" and "jouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Josie vs jouée". 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 #344,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.