Which to use
“jou” is a pronoun and “jouis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,878
- “jou” frequency rank
- #36,019
- “jouis” frequency rank
- 74897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jou | jouis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom personnel objet de la deuxième personne du singulier : te. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de jouir. |
Letter map: jou vs jouis
Shared letters muted; letters that set jou and jouis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. jou runs 3 letters (CVV) against jouis's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: jou vs jouis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: jou is apronoun and jouisaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jou” sits inside “jouis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jou is recorded at frequency rank #38,878, classified as apron. jouis is at rank #36,019, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒwi\.
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 74897, this pair ranks #35,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jou vs jouis
Shared letters: jou. Private to "jou": -. Private to "jouis": is.
"jou" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "jouis" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jouis ← jjouis · joius · jouiss · jousi · juois · ojuis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jou" and "jouis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jou" or "jouis"?
What to do next
Pair "jou" vs "jouis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "jou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jou" and "jouis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs jou". 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 #35,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.