Which to use
“juré” is an adjective and “Jürgen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,624
- “juré” frequency rank
- #30,232
- “Jürgen” frequency rank
- 36856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juré | Jürgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est consacré dans une fonction par le serment qu’il a prêté de l’exercer scrupuleusement. | Nom de famille d’origine allemande. |
Where the eye mixes juré and Jürgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. juré runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Jürgen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses juré with Jürgen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juré is \ʒy.ʁe\ while Jürgen is \jyʁ.ɡən\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juré is recorded at frequency rank #6,624, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒy.ʁe\. Jürgen is at rank #30,232, tagged as aname, pronounced \jyʁ.ɡən\.
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 36856, this pair ranks #266,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of juré vs Jürgen
Shared letters: jr. Private to "juré": ué. Private to "Jürgen": egnü.
"juré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Jürgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juré" for "Jürgen" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "juré" or "Jürgen" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "juré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jürgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juré" and "Jürgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judge vs Jürgen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.