Which to use
“ju” is a pronoun and “jus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,920
- “ju” frequency rank
- #3,768
- “jus” frequency rank
- 19688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ju | jus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vous, deuxième personne du pluriel, également singulier de politesse : | Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen. |
Where the eye mixes ju and jus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ju vs jus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ju is \ju\ while jus is \ʒy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ju” sits inside “jus”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ju is recorded at frequency rank #15,920, classified as apron, pronounced \ju\. jus is at rank #3,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy\.
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 19688, this pair ranks #372,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ju vs jus
Shared letters: ju. Private to "ju": -. Private to "jus": s.
"ju" · 2 letters · shape CV · "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ju" for "jus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ju" vs "jus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ju" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ju" and "jus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs ju". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #372,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.