Which to use
“judo” and “juge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,603
- “judo” frequency rank
- #1,065
- “juge” frequency rank
- 13668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judo | juge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Art martial japonais issu du jiu-jitsu, aujourd’hui sport olympique. | Magistrat investi par autorité publique du pouvoir de dire le droit ou reconnaître le fait et de la fonction d’appliquer la loi dans les affaires litigieuses. |
Where the eye mixes judo and juge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses judo with juge
A purely visual mix-up. judo (\ʒy.do\) and juge (\ʒyʒ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
judo is recorded at frequency rank #12,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.do\. juge is at rank #1,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒyʒ\.
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 13668, this pair ranks #400,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of judo vs juge
Shared letters: ju. Private to "judo": do. Private to "juge": eg.
"judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "juge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "judo" and "juge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "judo" vs "juge" - 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 "judo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judo" and "juge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judo vs juju". 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 #400,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.