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“jarras” and “jaulas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,114
“jarras” frequency rank
#23,105
“jaulas” frequency rank
59219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jarras jaulas
Definition Forma del plural de jarra. Forma del plural de jaula.

Where the eye mixes jarras and jaulas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jarras (CVCCVC) and jaulas (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
jarras
6 ch
jaulas

Visual trap between jarras and jaulas

A purely visual mix-up. jarras ([ˈxaras]) and jaulas ([ˈxawlas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jarras is recorded at frequency rank #36,114, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxaras]. jaulas is at rank #23,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxawlas].

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 59219, this pair ranks #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jarras vs jaulas

Shared letters: ajs. Private to "jarras": r. Private to "jaulas": lu.

"jarras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "jaulas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jarras ← ajrras · jarars · jaras · jarrass · jarrsa · jjarras · jraras
  • jaulas ← ajulas · jaluas · jauals · jaulass · jaullas · jaulsa · jjaulas · jualas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jarras" and "jaulas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxaras] versus [ˈxawlas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jarras" or "jaulas" show up more?
"jaulas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,105 in our Spanish list, against #36,114 for "jarras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "jarras" and "jaulas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jarras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jaulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jarras" and "jaulas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jarras vs jarro". 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 #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list