Which to use
“jurée” and “jury” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,399
- “jurée” frequency rank
- #3,146
- “jury” frequency rank
- 40545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurée | jury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Citoyenne choisie par le sort sur une liste annuelle pour faire partie du jury d’une cour d’assises. | Tous les jurés désignés pour une session, ou seulement des douze jurés auxquels une affaire est soumise. |
Where the eye mixes jurée and jury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jurée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against jury's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jurée and jury
A purely visual mix-up. jurée (\ʒy.ʁe\) and jury (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40545, 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\. jury is at rank #3,146, 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 40545, this pair ranks #239,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jurée vs jury
Shared letters: jru. Private to "jurée": eé. Private to "jury": y.
"jurée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jury ← jjury · jruy · jurry · juryy · juyr · ujry
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jurée" and "jury" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jurée" vs "jury" - which ranks higher?
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 "jurée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurée" and "jury" 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 #239,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.