Which to use
“juif” and “juive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,540
- “juif” frequency rank
- #6,213
- “juive” frequency rank
- 9753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juif | juive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif au royaume de Juda. | Féminin singulier de juif. |
Where the eye mixes juif and juive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between juif and juive
A purely visual mix-up. juif (\ʒɥif\) and juive (\ʒɥiv\) 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 9753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juif is recorded at frequency rank #3,540, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒɥif\. juive is at rank #6,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒɥiv\.
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 9753, this pair ranks #415,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juif vs juive
Shared letters: iju. Private to "juif": f. Private to "juive": ev.
"juif" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "juive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juif" for "juive" ever safe?
Which is more common, "juif" or "juive"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "juif" and "juive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "juif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juif" and "juive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judge vs juive". 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 #415,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.