Which to use
“jouée” and “joues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “jouée” frequency rank
- #5,471
- “joues” frequency rank
- 18669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouée | joues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroi latérale d'une lucarne. | Pluriel de joue. |
Where the eye mixes jouée and joues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jouée with joues
A purely visual mix-up. jouée (\ʒwe\) and joues (\ʒu\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jouée is recorded at frequency rank #13,198, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒwe\. joues is at rank #5,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒu\.
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 18669, this pair ranks #377,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jouée vs joues
Shared letters: ejou. Private to "jouée": é. Private to "joues": s.
"jouée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "joues" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- joues ← jjoues · joeus · jouess · jouse · juoes · ojues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jouée" and "joues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jouée" or "joues"?
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 "jouée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouée" and "joues" 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 #377,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.