Which to use
“jouée” and “juge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “jouée” frequency rank
- #1,065
- “juge” frequency rank
- 14263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouée | juge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroi latérale d'une lucarne. | Magistrat investi par autorité publique du pouvoir de dire le droit ou reconnaître le fait et de la fonction d’appliquer la loi dans les affaires litigieuses. |
Where the eye mixes jouée and juge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between jouée and juge
A purely visual mix-up. jouée (\ʒwe\) and juge (\ʒyʒ\) 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 14263, 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\. juge is at rank #1,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒyʒ\.
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 14263, this pair ranks #397,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jouée vs juge
Shared letters: eju. Private to "jouée": oé. Private to "juge": g.
"jouée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "juge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- juge ← jgue · jjuge · jueg · jugge · ujge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jouée" and "juge" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "jouée" or "juge" show up more?
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 "jouée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouée" and "juge" 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 #397,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.