juronsvsjurysWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“jurons” and “jurys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,457
“jurons” frequency rank
#27,860
“jurys” frequency rank
64317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jurons jurys
Definition Pluriel de juron. Pluriel de jury.

Where the eye mixes jurons and jurys

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jurons runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against jurys's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
jurons
5 ch
jurys

Why the eye confuses jurons with jurys

A purely visual mix-up. jurons (\ʒy.ʁɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jurons is recorded at frequency rank #36,457, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁɔ̃\. 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 64317, this pair ranks #77,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jurons vs jurys

Shared letters: jrsu. Private to "jurons": no. Private to "jurys": y.

"jurons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "jurys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juronsjjurons · jruons · juorns · jurnos · juronns · juronss · jurosn · jurrons
  • jurysjjurys · jruys · jurrys · jursy · juryss · juryys · juyrs · ujrys

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jurons" and "jurys" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʒy.ʁɔ̃\ versus \ʒy.ʁi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jurons" vs "jurys" - which ranks higher?
"jurys" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,860 in our French list, against #36,457 for "jurons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "jurons" 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 #77,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jurons" and "jurys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurant vs jurons". 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 #77,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list