juez
[ˈxwes]
The verdict
“juez” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,295 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,295
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Encargado de administrar justicia y aplicar las leyes en la sociedad moderna.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | juez |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxwes] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “juez” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for juez is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxwes]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,295 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for juez, with forms such as "jeuz", "jjuez", and "juezz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jul", "jus", "juro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is juez, spelled J-U-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Encargado de administrar justicia y aplicar las leyes en la sociedad moderna.
- 2Persona que imparte justicia deportiva en un campo de juego.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jeuz,jjuez,juezz,juze,ujez
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of juez - 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.
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.
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Using “juez”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxwes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jul” - see the side-by-side comparison. juez vs jul
- 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.