Which to use
“jour” and “joute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #141
- “jour” frequency rank
- #31,569
- “joute” frequency rank
- 31710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jour | joute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Combat à cheval d'homme à homme avec la lance. |
Where the eye mixes jour and joute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. jour (\ʒuʁ\) and joute (\ʒut\) 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 31710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jour is recorded at frequency rank #141, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒuʁ\. joute is at rank #31,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒut\.
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 31710, this pair ranks #302,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jour vs joute
Shared letters: jou. Private to "jour": r. Private to "joute": et.
"jour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "joute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jour" and "joute" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jour" or "joute"?
What to do next
You've compared "jour" and "joute". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "jour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jour" and "joute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Josie vs joute". 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
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