jurar

/[xuˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,462

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

jurar is aSpanishverb. It means: Afirmar o negar alguna cosa poniendo a Dios por testigo, o invocando alguna cosa sagrada. Pronounced [xuˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with juro and Jure.

Key facts for jurar
PropertyValue
Headwordjurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xuˈɾaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,462
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jurar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xuˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,462 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for jurar, with forms such as "jjurar", "jruar", and "juarr". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "Jure", "juzgar", 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 jurar, spelled J-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afirmar o negar alguna cosa poniendo a Dios por testigo, o invocando alguna cosa sagrada.
  2. 2
    Reconocer con juramento la soberanía de alguno o protestar obediencia a las instituciones, cumplimiento fiel de algún cargo, etc.
  3. 3
    Aseverar, afirmar algo.
  4. 4
    Resolver irrevocablemente una cosa.
  5. 5
    Declarar, profesar públicamente odio o amistad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjurar,jruar,juarr,jurarr,jurrar,ujrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jurar

Misspelling Variants of "jurar"

jjurar6jruar5juarr5jurarr6jurrar6ujrar5
Misspelling Variants of "jurar"

Frequency rank: #17,462 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jurar"?
"jurar" is spelled J-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xuˈɾaɾ].
What does "jurar" mean?
As a verb, "jurar" means: Afirmar o negar alguna cosa poniendo a Dios por testigo, o invocando alguna cosa sagrada.
What words are commonly confused with "jurar"?
"jurar" is commonly confused with "juro", "Jure", "juzgar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jurar" is [xuˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jurar" come from?
"jurar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our Spanish index:

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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.