jugementvsjugementsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“jugement” and “jugements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,284
“jugement” frequency rank
#11,797
“jugements” frequency rank
14081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugement jugements
Definition Décision rendue par un tribunal. Pluriel de jugement.

Where the eye mixes jugement and jugements

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
jugement
9 ch
jugements

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. jugement (\ʒyʒ.mɑ̃\) and jugements (\ʒy.ʒə.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jugement” sits inside “jugements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugement is recorded at frequency rank #2,284, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒyʒ.mɑ̃\. jugements is at rank #11,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʒə.mɑ̃\.

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 14081, this pair ranks #398,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jugement vs jugements

Shared letters: egjmntu. Private to "jugement": -. Private to "jugements": s.

"jugement" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "jugements" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugementjguement · jjugement · juegment · jugeemnt · jugemennt · jugementt · jugemetn · jugemment
  • jugementsjguements · jjugements · juegments · jugeemnts · jugemennts · jugemenst · jugementss · jugementts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jugement" and "jugements" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʒyʒ.mɑ̃\ versus \ʒy.ʒə.mɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jugement" or "jugements"?
"jugement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,284 in our French list, against #11,797 for "jugements". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list