Which to use
“jauría” and “judía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,907
- “jauría” frequency rank
- #8,828
- “judía” frequency rank
- 49735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jauría | judía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Equipo de caninos utilizado para la caza. | Frijol (semilla). |
Where the eye mixes jauría and judía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jauría runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against judía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: jauría vs judía
A purely visual mix-up. jauría ([xawˈɾia]) and judía ([xuˈð̞ia]) 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 49735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jauría is recorded at frequency rank #40,907, classified as anoun, pronounced [xawˈɾia]. judía is at rank #8,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced [xuˈð̞ia].
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 49735, this pair ranks #107,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jauría vs judía
Shared letters: ajuí. Private to "jauría": r. Private to "judía": d.
"jauría" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "judía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jauría" for "judía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jauría" vs "judía" - 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 "jauría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jauría" and "judía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jauja vs jauría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.