Which to use
“joue” is a noun and “jouxte” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #689
- “joue” frequency rank
- #42,417
- “jouxte” frequency rank
- 43106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joue | jouxte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie du visage de l’humain qui est au-dessous des tempes et des yeux, et qui s’étend de chaque côté du nez jusqu’au menton dont la peau ferme latéralement la bouche. | Proche de. |
Where the eye mixes joue and jouxte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. joue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against jouxte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses joue with jouxte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: joue is \ʒu\ while jouxte is \ʒukst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joue is recorded at frequency rank #689, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒu\. jouxte is at rank #42,417, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ʒukst\.
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 43106, this pair ranks #220,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of joue vs jouxte
Shared letters: ejou. Private to "joue": -. Private to "jouxte": tx.
"joue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "jouxte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "joue" and "jouxte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "joue" or "jouxte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "joue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouxte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joue" and "jouxte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouxte vs jute". 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 #220,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.