Which to use
“jouée” and “joutes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “jouée” frequency rank
- #31,570
- “joutes” frequency rank
- 44768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouée | joutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroi latérale d'une lucarne. | Pluriel de joute. |
Where the eye mixes jouée and joutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between jouée and joutes
A purely visual mix-up. jouée (\ʒwe\) and joutes (\ʒut\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44768, 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\. joutes is at rank #31,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒut\.
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 44768, this pair ranks #207,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jouée vs joutes
Shared letters: ejou. Private to "jouée": é. Private to "joutes": st.
"jouée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "joutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- joutes ← jjoutes · jotues · joutess · joutse · jouttes · juotes · ojutes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jouée" and "joutes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "jouée" or "joutes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jouée" and "joutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jouée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouée" and "joutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joutes vs jouxte". 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 #207,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.