Which to use
“jaque” and “jeque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,888
- “jaque” frequency rank
- #25,690
- “jeque” frequency rank
- 42578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jaque | jeque |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa. |
Where the eye mixes jaque and jeque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jaque with jeque
A purely visual mix-up. jaque ([ˈxake]) and jeque ([ˈxeke]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “jaque” becomes e in “jeque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42578, 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]. jeque is at rank #25,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxeke].
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 42578, this pair ranks #147,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jaque vs jeque
Shared letters: ejqu. Private to "jaque": a. Private to "jeque": -.
"jaque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jeque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jaque" for "jeque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jaque" vs "jeque" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jeque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jaque" and "jeque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jeque vs jue". 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 #147,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.