jugar

[xuˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[xuˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“jugar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#790
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jugar · jugar · Spanish

jugar · rank #790 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #790
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH hubo

Nearest frequency peer: hubo (-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 “jugar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jugar” 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).

jugar vs jugo
60% similar
jugar vs jura
60% similar
jugar vs juzga
60% similar

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

Key facts for jugar
PropertyValue
Headwordjugar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xuˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#790
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jugar”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hubo” (#789), “juntos” (#791), “fuente” (#788). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jugar” va en #790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jugar (IPA [xuˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #790 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse.
  2. 2
    Travesear, retozar.
  3. 3
    Entretenerse, divertirse tomando en uno de los juegos sometidos a reglas, ya medie o no el interés.
  4. 4
    Tomar 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.
  5. 5
    Llevar a cabo el jugador un acto propio del juego cada vez que le toca intervenir en él.
  6. 6
    En ciertos juegos de naipes, entrar₁₃.
  7. 7
    Burlarse de alguien.
  8. 8
    Ponerse 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.
  9. 9
    Dicho de un arma blanca o de fuego: Emplearla con el objetivo a que está destinada.
  10. 10
    Hacer juego.
  11. 11
    Intervenir o tener parte en un negocio.
  12. 12
    Finalizar, concretar, terminar.
  13. 13
    Dicho de un animal: Copular.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Muchas veces he conseguido jugar con los perros de los pueblos, como perro con perro».
  2. «Sentáronse formando rueda y el viejo se puso a jugar con su nieto».

Synonyms

alegrardivertirentretenerapostarcombinarconvenirintervenirinvolucrarparticiparmontar

This word in other languages

play(English)jouer(Français)spielen(Deutsch)brincar(Português)

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.

jguar2jjugar1juagr2jugarr1juggar1jugra2ujgar2
Edit distance from "jugar"

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 "jugar"?
"jugar" is spelled J-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xuˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "jugar" mean?
As a verb, "jugar" means: Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "jugar"?
"jugar" is commonly confused with "jugo", "jura", "juzga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jugar" is [xuˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jugar" come from?
"jugar" 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 "jugar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

acceso7 variantscorte7 variantspocos7 variantsmenor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list