jugar
[xuˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“jugar” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #790 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #790
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse.
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 | jugar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [xuˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jugar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for jugar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xuˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #790 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jugar, with forms such as "jguar", "jjugar", and "juagr". 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, "jugo", "jura", "juzga", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is jugar, spelled J-U-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse.
- 2Travesear, retozar.
- 3Entretenerse, divertirse tomando en uno de los juegos sometidos a reglas, ya medie o no el interés.
- 4Tomar parte en uno de los juegos sometidos a reglas, no para divertirse, sino para satisfacer inclinación viciosa o con el solo fin de ganar dinero.
- 5Llevar a cabo el jugador un acto propio del juego cada vez que le toca intervenir en él.
- 6En ciertos juegos de naipes, entrar₁₃.
- 7Burlarse de alguien.
- 8Ponerse una cosa que consta de piezas en movimiento o ejercicio para el objeto a que está destinada; p. ej.: las máquinas, las tramoyas en los teatros, etc.
- 9Dicho de un arma blanca o de fuego: Emplearla con el objetivo a que está destinada.
- 10Hacer juego.
- 11Intervenir o tener parte en un negocio.
- 12Finalizar, concretar, terminar.
- 13Dicho de un animal: Copular.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jguar,jjugar,juagr,jugarr,juggar,jugra,ujgar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jugar - 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 “jugar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xuˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jugo” - see the side-by-side comparison. jugar vs jugo
- 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.