Which to use
“jurée” is a noun and “jurez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,399
- “jurée” frequency rank
- #27,859
- “jurez” frequency rank
- 65258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurée | jurez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Citoyenne choisie par le sort sur une liste annuelle pour faire partie du jury d’une cour d’assises. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jurer. |
Same sound, different letters: jurée vs jurez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. jurée (CVCVV) and jurez (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - jurée and jurez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: jurée and jurez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʒy.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jurée is recorded at frequency rank #37,399, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁe\. jurez is at rank #27,859, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒy.ʁe\.
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 65258, this pair ranks #73,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jurée vs jurez
Shared letters: ejru. Private to "jurée": é. Private to "jurez": z.
"jurée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jurez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jurez ← jjurez · jruez · juerz · jurezz · jurrez · jurze · ujrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jurée" and "jurez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "jurée" or "jurez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "jurée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurée" and "jurez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jerez vs jurée". 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 #73,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.