Which to use
“jouées” and “juges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,072
- “jouées” frequency rank
- #2,829
- “juges” frequency rank
- 28901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouées | juges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jouée. | Pluriel de juge. |
Where the eye mixes jouées and juges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jouées runs 6 letters (CVVVVC) against juges's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jouées and juges
A purely visual mix-up. jouées (\ʒwe\) and juges (\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 28901, 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\. juges is at rank #2,829, 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 28901, this pair ranks #319,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jouées vs juges
Shared letters: ejsu. Private to "jouées": oé. Private to "juges": g.
"jouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "juges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- juges ← jgues · jjuges · juegs · jugess · jugges · jugse · ujges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jouées" for "juges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jouées" vs "juges" - 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 "juges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouées" and "juges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouées vs jouis". 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 #319,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.