jugesvsjurysWhich spelling fits?

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

#2,829
“juges” frequency rank
#27,860
“jurys” frequency rank
30689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juges jurys
Definition Pluriel de juge. Pluriel de jury.

Where the eye mixes juges and jurys

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. juges and jurys follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Visual trap between juges and jurys

A purely visual mix-up. juges (\ʒyʒ\) and jurys (\ʒy.ʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30689, 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\. jurys is at rank #27,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁi\.

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 30689, this pair ranks #308,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juges vs jurys

Shared letters: jsu. Private to "juges": eg. Private to "jurys": ry.

"juges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jurys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugesjgues · jjuges · juegs · jugess · jugges · jugse · ujges
  • jurysjjurys · jruys · jurrys · jursy · juryss · juryys · juyrs · ujrys

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juges" and "jurys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʒyʒ\ versus \ʒy.ʁi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juges" or "jurys"?
"juges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,829 in our French list, against #27,860 for "jurys". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "juges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jurys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juges" and "jurys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurée vs jurys". 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 #308,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list