Which to use
“juice” and “juke” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,860
- “juice” frequency rank
- #42,964
- “juke” frequency rank
- 82824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juice | juke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jus ; Liquide obtenu en pressant une plante, en particulier un fruit. | Bar dansant. |
Where the eye mixes juice and juke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between juice and juke
A purely visual mix-up. juice (\ˈdʒus\) and juke (\dʒuk\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juice is recorded at frequency rank #39,860, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdʒus\. juke is at rank #42,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʒuk\.
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 82824, this pair ranks #15,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of juice vs juke
Shared letters: eju. Private to "juice": ci. Private to "juke": k.
"juice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "juke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "juice" and "juke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "juice" or "juke"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "juice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juice" and "juke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juju vs juke". 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 #15,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.