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

#42,419
“juteuse” frequency rank
#24,649
“juteux” frequency rank
67068
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juteuse juteux
Definition Féminin singulier de juteux. Qui a beaucoup de jus.

Where the eye mixes juteuse and juteux

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
juteuse
6 ch
juteux

Look-alike desk: juteuse vs juteux

A purely visual mix-up. juteuse (\ʒy.tøz\) and juteux (\ʒy.tø\) 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 67068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juteuse is recorded at frequency rank #42,419, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒy.tøz\. juteux is at rank #24,649, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒy.tø\.

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 67068, this pair ranks #65,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of juteuse vs juteux

Shared letters: ejtu. Private to "juteuse": s. Private to "juteux": x.

"juteuse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "juteux" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juteusejjuteuse · jtueuse · juetuse · jutesue · juteues · juteusse · jutteuse · jutuese
  • juteuxjjuteux · jtueux · juetux · juteuxx · jutexu · jutteux · jutuex · ujteux

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juteuse" and "juteux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʒy.tøz\ versus \ʒy.tø\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juteuse" or "juteux"?
"juteux" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,649 in our French list, against #42,419 for "juteuse". 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 "juteuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juteux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juteuse" and "juteux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jute vs juteux". 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 #65,053 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