Which to use
“jours” and “jurys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #183
- “jours” frequency rank
- #27,860
- “jurys” frequency rank
- 28043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jours | jurys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de jour. | Pluriel de jury. |
Where the eye mixes jours and jurys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jours (CVVCC) and jurys (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: jours vs jurys
A purely visual mix-up. jours (\ʒuʁ\) and jurys (\ʒy.ʁi\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jours is recorded at frequency rank #183, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒuʁ\. jurys is at rank #27,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁi\.
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 28043, this pair ranks #325,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jours vs jurys
Shared letters: jrsu. Private to "jours": o. Private to "jurys": y.
"jours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "jurys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "jours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jours" and "jurys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurée vs jurys". 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 #325,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.