jurar

[xuˈɾaɾ]

/[xuˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“jurar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,462
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afirmar o negar alguna cosa poniendo a Dios por testigo, o invocando alguna cosa sagrada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jurar · jurar · Spanish

jurar · rank #17,462 · 6 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,462
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jungla

Nearest frequency peer: jungla (-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 “jurar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jurar” 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).

jurar vs juro
60% similar
jurar vs Jure
40% similar
jurar vs juzgar
67% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jurar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jurarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “jungla” (#17,461), “jubilado” (#17,460), “Josefa” (#17,459). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jurar” va en #17,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jurar (IPA [xuˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,462 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jurar, with forms such as "jjurar", "jruar", and "juarr". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "Jure", "juzgar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jurar, spelled J-U-R-A-R.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jurar - 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.

jjurar1jruar2juarr2jurarr1jurrar1ujrar2
Edit distance from "jurar"

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 "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'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 "jurar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hongo#17,446forum#17,435nicho#17,498notan#17,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Maggie6 variantsejido6 variantsduela6 variantsdaddy6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list