júrivsjustWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: júri is a noun, just is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“júri” is a noun and “just” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,999
“júri” frequency rank
#5,218
“just” frequency rank
9217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature júri just
Definition cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível justo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set júri and just apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
júri
4 ch
just

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: júri is /ˈʒu.ɾi/ while just is /ˈdʒʌst/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

júri is recorded at frequency rank #3,999, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/. just is at rank #5,218, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdʒʌst/.

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 9217, this pair ranks #64,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of júri vs just

Shared letters: j. Private to "júri": irú. Private to "just": stu.

"júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "just" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • justjjust · jsut · jusst · justt · juts · ujst

Frequency comparison

júri#3,999
just#5,218

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "júri" and "just" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "júri" is a noun and "just" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "júri" or "just"?
"júri" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,999 in our Portuguese list, against #5,218 for "just". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering júri vs just

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “júri”; for an adjective, it's “just”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “júri” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list