Which to use
“joutes” is a noun and “jouxte” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,570
- “joutes” frequency rank
- #42,417
- “jouxte” frequency rank
- 73987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joutes | jouxte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de joute. | Proche de. |
Where the eye mixes joutes and jouxte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses joutes with jouxte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: joutes is \ʒut\ while jouxte is \ʒukst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joutes is recorded at frequency rank #31,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒut\. jouxte is at rank #42,417, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ʒukst\.
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 73987, this pair ranks #38,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of joutes vs jouxte
Shared letters: ejotu. Private to "joutes": s. Private to "jouxte": x.
"joutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "jouxte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "joutes" for "jouxte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "joutes" vs "jouxte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "joutes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jouxte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joutes" and "jouxte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouxte vs jute". 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 #38,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.