jueves

[ˈxweβ̞es]

/[ˈxweβ̞es]/ noun

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The verdict

“jueves” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,681
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuarto día de la semana civil y quinto de la semana eclesiástica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jueves · jueves · Spanish

jueves · rank #1,681 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,681
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH inmediatamente

Nearest frequency peer: inmediatamente (-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 “jueves”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jueves” 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).

jueves vs Jules
50% similar
jueves vs jefes
67% similar
jueves vs juegos
67% similar

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

Key facts for jueves
PropertyValue
Headwordjueves
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxweβ̞es]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,681
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jueves”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).juevescae 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 “inmediatamente” (#1,680), “medicina” (#1,682), “impuestos” (#1,679). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jueves” va en #1,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jueves (IPA [ˈxweβ̞es]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,681 among 645 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cuarto día de la semana civil y quinto de la semana eclesiástica.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jueves, with forms such as "jeuves", "jjueves", and "juebes". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Jules", "jefes", "juegos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is jueves, spelled J-U-E-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuarto día de la semana civil y quinto de la semana eclesiástica.

This word in other languages

Thursday(English)jeudi(Français)Donnerstag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jeuves
  • jjueves
  • juebes
  • jueevs
  • juevess
  • juevse
  • juevves
  • juvees
  • ujeves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jueves - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jeuves2jjueves1juebes1jueevs2juevess1juevse2juevves1juvees2
Edit distance from "jueves"

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 "jueves"?
"jueves" is spelled J-U-E-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxweβ̞es].
What does "jueves" mean?
As a noun, "jueves" means: Cuarto día de la semana civil y quinto de la semana eclesiástica.
What words are commonly confused with "jueves"?
"jueves" is commonly confused with "Jules", "jefes", "juegos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jueves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jueves" is [ˈxweβ̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jueves" come from?
"jueves" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

física#1,678novela#1,687comité#1,670cocina#1,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

parecía9 variantscierta9 variantsantigua9 variantsUruguay9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list