judasvsjusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“judas” and “jus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,175
“judas” frequency rank
#3,768
“jus” frequency rank
20943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature judas jus
Definition Traître, par allusion au disciple qui trahit Jésus-Christ, Judas Iscariote. Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen.

Where the eye mixes judas and jus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
judas
3 ch
jus

Look-alike desk: judas vs jus

A purely visual mix-up. judas (\ʒy.da\) and jus (\ʒy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

judas is recorded at frequency rank #17,175, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.da\. 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 20943, this pair ranks #365,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of judas vs jus

Shared letters: jsu. Private to "judas": ad. Private to "jus": -.

"judas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • judasjduas · jjudas · juads · judass · juddas · judsa · ujdas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "judas" and "jus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʒy.da\ versus \ʒy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "judas" vs "jus" - which ranks higher?
"jus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,768 in our French list, against #17,175 for "judas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "judas" and "jus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "judas" 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 #365,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "judas" and "jus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judas vs judge". 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 #365,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list