JaumevsJureConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#25,323
“Jaume” frequency rank
#32,271
“Jure” frequency rank
57594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jaume Jure
Definition Apellido. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes Jaume and Jure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Jaume runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Jure's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Jaume
4 ch
Jure

Visual trap between Jaume and Jure

A purely visual mix-up. Jaume ([ˈxawme]) and Jure ([ˈxuɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Jaume is recorded at frequency rank #25,323, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈxawme]. Jure is at rank #32,271, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈxuɾe].

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 57594, this pair ranks #69,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Jaume vs Jure

Shared letters: eju. Private to "Jaume": am. Private to "Jure": r.

"Jaume" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Jure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Jaume ← ajume · jamue · jauem · jaumme · jjaume · juame
  • Jure ← jjure · jrue · juer · jurre · ujre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Jaume" for "Jure" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxawme] versus [ˈxuɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Jaume" or "Jure"?
"Jaume" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,323 in our Spanish list, against #32,271 for "Jure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Jaume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Jure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jaume" and "Jure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jua vs Jure". 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 #69,868 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