Which to use
“jours” and “joutes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #183
- “jours” frequency rank
- #31,570
- “joutes” frequency rank
- 31753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jours | joutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jour. | Pluriel de joute. |
Where the eye mixes jours and joutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jours runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against joutes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jours and joutes
A purely visual mix-up. jours (\ʒuʁ\) and joutes (\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 31753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jours is recorded at frequency rank #183, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒuʁ\. joutes is at rank #31,570, 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 31753, this pair ranks #301,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jours vs joutes
Shared letters: josu. Private to "jours": r. Private to "joutes": et.
"jours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "joutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jours" and "joutes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jours" vs "joutes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jours" and "joutes" 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 "joutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jours" and "joutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joutes vs jouxte". 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 #301,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.