judío

[xuˈð̞io]

/[xuˈð̞io]/ adj

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The verdict

“judío” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,222
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o practicante del judaísmo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-judio · judío · Spanish

judío · rank #5,222 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,222
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH justificar

Nearest frequency peer: justificar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “judío”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “judío” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

judío vs juro
60% similar
judío vs jugo
60% similar
judío vs judo
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for judío
PropertyValue
Headwordjudío
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[xuˈð̞io]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,222
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “judío”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.judíocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “justificar” (#5,223), “inseguridad” (#5,220), “legalmente” (#5,224). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “judío” va en #5,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around judío (IPA [xuˈð̞io]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,222 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for judío, with forms such as "jduío", "jjudío", and "juddío". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "jugo", "judo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is judío, spelled J-U-D-Í-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo a o practicante del judaísmo.
  2. 2
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a la etnia de origen semítico que tradicionalmente ha practicado el judaísmo, o a su cultura.
  3. 3
    Garrapatero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how judío appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hitler fue culpable de la muerte de once millones de judíos.
  2. Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich, compositor ruso de origen judío.

Synonyms

hebreoisraelitajudaicomosaicohebreo

This word in other languages

Jewish(English)juif(Français)jüdisch(Deutsch)judaico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jduío
  • jjudío
  • juddío
  • judoí
  • juído
  • ujdío

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of judío - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jduío2jjudío1juddío1judoí2juído2ujdío2
Edit distance from "judío"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "judío"?
"judío" is spelled J-U-D-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xuˈð̞io].
What does "judío" mean?
As an adjective, "judío" means: Propio de, relativo a o practicante del judaísmo.
What words are commonly confused with "judío"?
"judío" is commonly confused with "juro", "jugo", "judo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "judío"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "judío" is [xuˈð̞io]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "judío" come from?
"judío" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "judío", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Horno#5,214notar#5,234piano#5,241ramas#5,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ocurra6 variantsScott6 variantsstar6 variantstiros6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list