Which to use
“judged” and “jumped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,573
- “judged” frequency rank
- #4,683
- “jumped” frequency rank
- 12256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judged | jumped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of judge | simple past and past participle of jump |
Where the eye mixes judged and jumped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. judged and jumped follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between judged and jumped
A purely visual mix-up. judged (/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒd/) and jumped (/d͡ʒʌmpt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
judged is recorded at frequency rank #7,573, classified as averb, pronounced /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒd/. jumped is at rank #4,683, tagged as averb, pronounced /d͡ʒʌmpt/.
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 12256, this pair ranks #482,588 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of judged vs jumped
Shared letters: deju. Private to "judged": g. Private to "jumped": mp.
"judged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "jumped" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "judged" for "jumped" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "judged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jumped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,588 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judged" and "jumped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judged vs juiced". 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 #482,588 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.