Which to use
“jurent” and “jurez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,678
- “jurent” frequency rank
- #27,859
- “jurez” frequency rank
- 58537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurent | jurez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jurer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jurer. |
Where the eye mixes jurent and jurez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jurent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against jurez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jurent with jurez
A purely visual mix-up. jurent (\ʒyʁ\) and jurez (\ʒy.ʁe\) 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 58537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jurent is recorded at frequency rank #30,678, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒyʁ\. 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 58537, this pair ranks #108,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jurent vs jurez
Shared letters: ejru. Private to "jurent": nt. Private to "jurez": z.
"jurent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "jurez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jurent" and "jurez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jurent" or "jurez"?
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 "jurent" 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 #108,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurent" and "jurez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurant vs jurent". 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 #108,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.