Which to use
“juges” is a noun and “jurer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,829
- “juges” frequency rank
- #15,663
- “jurer” frequency rank
- 18492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juges | jurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de juge. | Affirmer par serment, en prenant un dieu, ou quelqu’un, ou quelque chose à témoin. |
Where the eye mixes juges and jurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: juges vs jurer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juges is \ʒyʒ\ while jurer is \ʒy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juges is recorded at frequency rank #2,829, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒyʒ\. jurer is at rank #15,663, tagged as averb, 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 18492, this pair ranks #378,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juges vs jurer
Shared letters: eju. Private to "juges": gs. Private to "jurer": r.
"juges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jurer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "juges" and "jurer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "juges" or "jurer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "juges" and "jurer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "juges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juges" and "jurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jumper vs jurer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #378,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.