Which to use
“joug” is a noun and “joui” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,570
- “joug” frequency rank
- #30,676
- “joui” frequency rank
- 50246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joug | joui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce de bois que l’on pose sur l’échine des bœufs ou autres animaux de trait et avec laquelle ils sont attelés pour tirer un chariot ou une charrue. | Participe passé masculin singulier de jouir. |
Where the eye mixes joug and joui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. joug (CVVC) and joui (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: joug vs joui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: joug is \ʒu\ while joui is \ʒwi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “joug” becomes i in “joui”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joug is recorded at frequency rank #19,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒu\. joui is at rank #30,676, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒwi\.
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 50246, this pair ranks #164,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of joug vs joui
Shared letters: jou. Private to "joug": g. Private to "joui": i.
"joug" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "joui" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "joug" and "joui" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "joug" or "joui"?
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 "joug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joug" and "joui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs joui". 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 #164,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.