juego

[ˈxweɣ̞o]

/[ˈxweɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“juego” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #340 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#340
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de jugar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

juego vs juez
60% similar
juego vs juro
60% similar
juego vs jugo
80% similar

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

Key facts for juego
PropertyValue
Headwordjuego
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxweɣ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#340
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “juego” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). juego lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for juego is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxweɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #340 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for juego, with forms such as "jeugo", "jjuego", and "jueggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "juez", "juro", "jugo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is juego, spelled J-U-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de jugar.
  2. 2
    Actividad recreativa organizada con ciertas reglas.
  3. 3
    Recreación social, infantil, juvenil, familiar, popular, etc.
  4. 4
    Competencia física definida por un conjunto de reglas propias.
  5. 5
    Etapa del juego, que es una subdivisión del [set], a la que se llega habiendo ganado cuatro pelotas y teniendo dos de ventaja en ese total: 15, 30, 40 y juego.
  6. 6
    Manera en que dos piezas se articulan.
  7. 7
    Modificaciones o cambios rápidos.
  8. 8
    Conjunto de cosas que forman un todo con un uso común.
  9. 9
    Falta de firmeza en la unión de dos piezas.
  10. 10
    Lugar, emplazamiento o terreno especialmente habilitado para alguna práctica recreativa o deportiva.
  11. 11
    Acción o actividad con la que se intenta conseguir una ventaja.

Synonyms

distraccióndiversiónentretenimientopasatiemporecreodeportearticulacióncoyunturajunturauniónmovimientooscilación

This word in other languages

game(English)jeu(Français)Spiel(Deutsch)jogo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jeugo,jjuego,jueggo,jueog,jugeo,ujego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of juego - 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.

jeugo2jjuego1jueggo1jueog2jugeo2ujego2
Edit distance from "juego"

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 "juego"?
"juego" is spelled J-U-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxweɣ̞o].
What does "juego" mean?
As a noun, "juego" means: Acción o efecto de jugar.
What words are commonly confused with "juego"?
"juego" is commonly confused with "juez", "juro", "jugo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "juego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juego" is [ˈxweɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juego" come from?
"juego" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “juego”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈxweɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “juez” - see the side-by-side comparison. juego vs juez
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list