Which to use
“joues” is a noun and “joueurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,471
- “joues” frequency rank
- #945
- “joueurs” frequency rank
- 6416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joues | joueurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de joue. | Masculin pluriel de joueur. |
Where the eye mixes joues and joueurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between joues and joueurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: joues is \ʒu\ while joueurs is \ʒwœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joues is recorded at frequency rank #5,471, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒu\. joueurs is at rank #945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒwœʁ\.
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 6416, this pair ranks #426,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of joues vs joueurs
Shared letters: ejosu. Private to "joues": -. Private to "joueurs": r.
"joues" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "joueurs" · 7 letters · shape CVVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "joues" for "joueurs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "joues" or "joueurs" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "joues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joueurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joues" and "joueurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jaques vs joues". 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 #426,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.