jugéesvsjugesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jugées is a verb, juges is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jugées” is a verb and “juges” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,297
“jugées” frequency rank
#2,829
“juges” frequency rank
17126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugées juges
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de juger. Pluriel de juge.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set jugées and juges apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
jugées
5 ch
juges

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugées is \ʒy.ʒe\ while juges is \ʒyʒ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugées is recorded at frequency rank #14,297, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒy.ʒe\. juges is at rank #2,829, 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 17126, this pair ranks #384,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jugées vs juges

Shared letters: egjsu. Private to "jugées": é. Private to "juges": -.

"jugées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "juges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugesjgues · jjuges · juegs · jugess · jugges · jugse · ujges

Frequency comparison

jugées#14,297
juges#2,829

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jugées" and "juges" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jugées" is a verb and "juges" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jugées" or "juges"?
"juges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,829 in our French list, against #14,297 for "jugées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering jugées vs juges

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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