juguete
[xuˈɣ̞et̪e]
The verdict
“juguete” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,541 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,541
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto destinado al juego de los niños.
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 | juguete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xuˈɣ̞et̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,541 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “juguete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for juguete is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xuˈɣ̞et̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,541 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for juguete, with forms such as "jguuete", "jjuguete", and "jugeute". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "juguetes", "jugué", "jugaste", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 juguete, spelled J-U-G-U-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Objeto destinado al juego de los niños.
- 2Persona o cosa que es dominada y controlada por otros, por fuerzas naturales, el azar, el destino u otro poder.
- 3Dicho burlesco o gracioso.
- 4Obra musical o teatral de corta duración, de carácter ligero y desenfadado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jguuete,jjuguete,jugeute,jugguete,jugueet,juguette,jugutee,juugete,ujguete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of juguete - 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 “juguete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-G-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xuˈɣ̞et̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “juguetes” - see the side-by-side comparison. juguete vs juguetes
- 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.