Which to use
“joui” is a verb and “jour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,676
- “joui” frequency rank
- #141
- “jour” frequency rank
- 30817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joui | jour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de jouir. | Période de vingt-quatre heures, commençant généralement à minuit ; en certains lieux et à certaines époques, le jour commençait plutôt avec le lever ou le coucher du soleil. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set joui and jour apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
joui and jour form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - i in “joui” becomes r in “jour” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joui is recorded at frequency rank #30,676, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒwi\. jour is at rank #141, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒuʁ\.
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 30817, this pair ranks #307,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "joui" and "jour" be used interchangeably?
Remembering joui vs jour
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “joui”; for a noun, it's “jour”.
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