Which to use
“jouis” and “jouons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,019
- “jouis” frequency rank
- #23,262
- “jouons” frequency rank
- 59281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jouis | jouons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de jouir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jouer. |
Where the eye mixes jouis and jouons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jouis runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against jouons's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jouis and jouons
A purely visual mix-up. jouis (\ʒwi\) and jouons (\ʒwɔ̃\) 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 59281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jouis is recorded at frequency rank #36,019, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒwi\. jouons is at rank #23,262, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒwɔ̃\.
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 59281, this pair ranks #104,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jouis vs jouons
Shared letters: josu. Private to "jouis": i. Private to "jouons": n.
"jouis" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "jouons" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jouis" for "jouons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jouis" or "jouons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jouis" and "jouons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jouis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jouis" and "jouons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Josie 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 #104,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.