Which to use
“jurée” and “jurys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,399
- “jurée” frequency rank
- #27,860
- “jurys” frequency rank
- 65259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurée | jurys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Citoyenne choisie par le sort sur une liste annuelle pour faire partie du jury d’une cour d’assises. | Pluriel de jury. |
Where the eye mixes jurée and jurys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jurée with jurys
A purely visual mix-up. jurée (\ʒy.ʁe\) and jurys (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65259, 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\. jurys is at rank #27,860, 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 65259, this pair ranks #73,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jurée vs jurys
Shared letters: jru. Private to "jurée": eé. Private to "jurys": sy.
"jurée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jurys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jurys ← jjurys · jruys · jurrys · jursy · juryss · juryys · juyrs · ujrys
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jurée" and "jurys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "jurée" or "jurys" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "jurys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurée" and "jurys" 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 #73,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.