Junction-Juncture | Commonly Confused Words

Junction

/ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

A place where two or more things meet or are joined, especially roads or railway lines

Shiomachi is the junction.The highway junction was crowded with morning traffic.Trains merge at the main railway junction north of town.

/ˈdʒʌŋktʃə/

A specific point in time or stage in a sequence of events

The peace talks reached a critical juncture.We faced a challenging juncture in the project.His career took a different turn at that juncture.

Both words are related to the concept of joining, but they are not interchangeable.
Junction is often associated with physical connections or intersections, like roads or railway lines.
Juncture, by contrast, implies a point in time or a critical point in a process or situation.
Remember that junction is more about physical or actual intersections, while juncture concerns metaphorical or critical points.
When thinking of an intersection where things meet, junction is your word; for critical moments, think juncture.