Which to use
“jus” is a noun and “juste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,768
- “jus” frequency rank
- #131
- “juste” frequency rank
- 3899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jus | juste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen. | Qui est conforme au droit, à la raison et à la justice. |
Where the eye mixes jus and juste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jus with juste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jus is \ʒy\ while juste is \ʒyst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jus” sits inside “juste”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jus is recorded at frequency rank #3,768, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒy\. juste is at rank #131, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒyst\.
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 3899, this pair ranks #432,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jus vs juste
Shared letters: jsu. Private to "jus": -. Private to "juste": et.
"jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "juste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- juste ← jjuste · jsute · juset · jusste · justte · jutse · ujste
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jus" for "juste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jus" vs "juste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jus" and "juste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jus" and "juste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jor vs jus". 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 #432,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.