jurysvsjusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,860
“jurys” frequency rank
#3,768
“jus” frequency rank
31628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jurys jus
Definition Pluriel de jury. Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen.

Where the eye mixes jurys and jus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
jurys
3 ch
jus

Why the eye confuses jurys with jus

A purely visual mix-up. jurys (\ʒy.ʁi\) and jus (\ʒy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jurys is recorded at frequency rank #27,860, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy.ʁi\. jus is at rank #3,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒy\.

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 31628, this pair ranks #302,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jurys vs jus

Shared letters: jsu. Private to "jurys": ry. Private to "jus": -.

"jurys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jurysjjurys · jruys · jurrys · jursy · juryss · juryys · juyrs · ujrys

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jurys" and "jus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʒy.ʁi\ versus \ʒy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jurys" or "jus"?
"jus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,768 in our French list, against #27,860 for "jurys". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "jurys" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jurys" and "jus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurée vs jurys". 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 #302,623 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