Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "juges" and "jurys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "juges" or "jurys"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.