Which to use
“juge” and “jury” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,065
- “juge” frequency rank
- #3,146
- “jury” frequency rank
- 4211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juge | jury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Tous les jurés désignés pour une session, ou seulement des douze jurés auxquels une affaire est soumise. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juge and jury apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
juge and jury form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juge is recorded at frequency rank #1,065, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒyʒ\. jury is at rank #3,146, 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 4211, this pair ranks #432,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering juge vs jury
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juge” entry
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