Which to use
“jouées” is a noun and “jouons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,072
- “jouées” frequency rank
- #23,262
- “jouons” frequency rank
- 49334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouées | jouons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jouée. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jouer. |
Where the eye mixes jouées and jouons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jouées (CVVVVC) and jouons (CVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between jouées and jouons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jouées is \ʒwe\ while jouons is \ʒwɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jouées is recorded at frequency rank #26,072, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒwe\. jouons is at rank #23,262, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒwɔ̃\.
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 49334, this pair ranks #171,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jouées vs jouons
Shared letters: josu. Private to "jouées": eé. Private to "jouons": n.
"jouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "jouons" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jouons ← jjouons · joouns · jounos · jouonns · jouonss · jouosn · juoons · ojuons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jouées" and "jouons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jouées" vs "jouons" - which ranks higher?
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 "jouées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouées" and "jouons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouons vs jupons". 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 #171,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.