jugéevsjuréWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jugée is a verb, juré is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jugée” is a verb and “juré” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,850
“jugée” frequency rank
#6,624
“juré” frequency rank
14474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugée juré
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de juger. Qui est consacré dans une fonction par le serment qu’il a prêté de l’exercer scrupuleusement.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
jugée
4 ch
juré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugée is \ʒy.ʒe\ while juré is \ʒy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugée is recorded at frequency rank #7,850, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒy.ʒe\. juré is at rank #6,624, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒy.ʁe\.

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 14474, this pair ranks #396,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jugée vs juré

Shared letters: jué. Private to "jugée": eg. Private to "juré": r.

"jugée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "juré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequency comparison

jugée#7,850
juré#6,624

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jugée" and "juré" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jugée" is a verb and "juré" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jugée" or "juré"?
"juré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,624 in our French list, against #7,850 for "jugée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering jugée vs juré

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “jugée”; for an adjective, it's “juré”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “jugée” 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