jugar

/[xuˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#790

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

jugar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer algo con el alegría y con el solo fin de divertirse o entretenerse. Pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aɾ]. It ranks #790 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with jugo and jura.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of jugar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jugar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for jugar, with forms such as "jguar", "jjugar", and "juagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jugo", "jura", "juzga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is jugar, spelled J-U-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jguar,jjugar,juagr,jugarr,juggar,jugra,ujgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jugar

Misspelling Variants of "jugar"

jguar5jjugar6juagr5jugarr6juggar6jugra5ujgar5
Misspelling Variants of "jugar"

Frequency rank: #790 in Spanish

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?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.