jugevsjuteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: juge is a noun, jute is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“juge” is a noun and “jute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,065
“juge” frequency rank
#35,568
“jute” frequency rank
36633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juge jute
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. Qui concerne les Jutes, peuple germanique de la mer du Nord localisé aux premiers siècles de l’ère chrétienne dans la partie méridionale de la péninsule du Jutland, au Danemark.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juge and jute apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
juge
4 ch
jute

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juge is \ʒyʒ\ while jute is \ʒyt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “juge” becomes t in “jute”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36633, 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\. jute is at rank #35,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒyt\.

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 36633, this pair ranks #268,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juge vs jute

Shared letters: eju. Private to "juge": g. Private to "jute": t.

"juge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "jute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugejgue · jjuge · jueg · jugge · ujge
  • jutejjute · jtue · juet · jutte · ujte

Frequency comparison

juge#1,065
jute#35,568

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juge" and "jute" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "juge" is a noun and "jute" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "juge" or "jute"?
"juge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,065 in our French list, against #35,568 for "jute". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering juge vs jute

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “juge”; for an adjective, it's “jute”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juge” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list