Which to use
“joins” is a verb and “jos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,260
- “joins” frequency rank
- #28,219
- “jos” frequency rank
- 52479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joins | jos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe joindre. | Abréviation de jo les. |
Letter map: joins vs jos
Shared letters muted; letters that set joins and jos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. joins runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against jos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - joins and jos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: joins is averb and josapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joins is recorded at frequency rank #24,260, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒwɛ̃\. jos is at rank #28,219, tagged as apron.
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 52479, this pair ranks #147,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of joins vs jos
Shared letters: jos. Private to "joins": in. Private to "jos": -.
"joins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "jos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- joins ← jions · jjoins · joinns · joinss · joisn · jonis · ojins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "joins" for "jos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "joins" or "jos"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "joins" and "jos".
- Full dictionary entry for "joins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joins" and "jos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs jos". 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 #147,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.