Which to use
“jouera” and “jouez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,684
- “jouera” frequency rank
- #8,729
- “jouez” frequency rank
- 18413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouera | jouez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de jouer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jouer. |
Where the eye mixes jouera and jouez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jouera with jouez
A purely visual mix-up. jouera (\ʒu.ʁa\) and jouez (\ʒwe\) 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 18413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jouera is recorded at frequency rank #9,684, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒu.ʁa\. jouez is at rank #8,729, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒwe\.
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 18413, this pair ranks #378,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jouera vs jouez
Shared letters: ejou. Private to "jouera": ar. Private to "jouez": z.
"jouera" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "jouez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jouera" and "jouez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jouera" vs "jouez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jouera" and "jouez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jouera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouera" and "jouez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouera vs jouerais". 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 #378,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.