jodanvsjodeWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,363
“jodan” frequency rank
#7,448
“jode” frequency rank
17811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jodan jode
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de joder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de joder.

Where the eye mixes jodan and jode

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
jodan
4 ch
jode

Look-alike desk: jodan vs jode

A purely visual mix-up. jodan ([ˈxoð̞ãn]) and jode ([ˈxoð̞e]) 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 17811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jodan is recorded at frequency rank #10,363, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞ãn]. jode is at rank #7,448, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞e].

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 17811, this pair ranks #270,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jodan vs jode

Shared letters: djo. Private to "jodan": an. Private to "jode": e.

"jodan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodanjdoan · jjodan · joadn · jodann · joddan · jodna · ojdan
  • jodejdoe · jjode · jodde · joed · ojde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jodan" for "jode" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞ãn] versus [ˈxoð̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jodan" or "jode"?
"jode" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,448 in our Spanish list, against #10,363 for "jodan". 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 "jodan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jodan" and "jode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jalan vs jodan". 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 #270,593 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