Which to use
“jours” and “joute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #183
- “jours” frequency rank
- #31,569
- “joute” frequency rank
- 31752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jours | joute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jour. | Combat à cheval d'homme à homme avec la lance. |
Where the eye mixes jours and joute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between jours and joute
A purely visual mix-up. jours (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jours is recorded at frequency rank #183, 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 31752, this pair ranks #301,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jours vs joute
Shared letters: jou. Private to "jours": rs. Private to "joute": et.
"jours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "joute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jours" and "joute" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jours" or "joute"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jours" and "joute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jours" 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 #301,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jours" 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
Confusion rank #301,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.