Which to use
“jaque” is a noun and “Jaume” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,888
- “jaque” frequency rank
- #25,323
- “Jaume” frequency rank
- 42211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jaque | Jaume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Movimiento en el que el jugador que mueve pone al rey contrario bajo ataque directo, situación que obliga al rival a mover su rey, capturar la pieza atacante o cubrirse con una pieza propia. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes jaque and Jaume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jaque with Jaume
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jaque is [ˈxake] while Jaume is [ˈxawme]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jaque is recorded at frequency rank #16,888, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxake]. Jaume is at rank #25,323, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈxawme].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42211, this pair ranks #149,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jaque vs Jaume
Shared letters: aeju. Private to "jaque": q. Private to "Jaume": m.
"jaque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Jaume" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jaque" and "Jaume" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jaque" or "Jaume" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jaque" and "Jaume" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jaume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jaque" and "Jaume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jauja vs Jaume". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #149,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.