jodanvsjodesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,363
“jodan” frequency rank
#31,858
“jodes” frequency rank
42221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jodan jodes
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de joder. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de joder.

Where the eye mixes jodan and jodes

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

5 ch
jodan
5 ch
jodes

Visual trap between jodan and jodes

A purely visual mix-up. jodan ([ˈxoð̞ãn]) and jodes ([ˈxoð̞es]) 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 42221, 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]. jodes is at rank #31,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞es].

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 42221, this pair ranks #149,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jodan vs jodes

Shared letters: djo. Private to "jodan": an. Private to "jodes": es.

"jodan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodanjdoan · jjodan · joadn · jodann · joddan · jodna · ojdan
  • jodesjdoes · jjodes · joddes · jodess · jodse · joeds · ojdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jodan" for "jodes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞ãn] versus [ˈxoð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jodan" vs "jodes" - which ranks higher?
"jodan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,363 in our Spanish list, against #31,858 for "jodes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jodan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jodan" and "jodes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joderse vs jodes". 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 #149,460 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