jodanvsjodoWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,363
“jodan” frequency rank
#38,774
“jodo” frequency rank
49137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jodan jodo
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de joder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de joder.

Where the eye mixes jodan and jodo

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

5 ch
jodan
4 ch
jodo

Why the eye confuses jodan with jodo

A purely visual mix-up. jodan ([ˈxoð̞ãn]) and jodo ([ˈxoð̞o]) 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 49137, 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]. jodo is at rank #38,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞o].

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 49137, this pair ranks #110,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jodan vs jodo

Shared letters: djo. Private to "jodan": an. Private to "jodo": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodan ← jdoan · jjodan · joadn · jodann · joddan · jodna · ojdan
  • jodo ← jdoo · jjodo · joddo · jood · ojdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jodan" and "jodo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞ãn] versus [ˈxoð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodan" or "jodo" show up more?
"jodan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,363 in our Spanish list, against #38,774 for "jodo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "jodan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jodan" and "jodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jano vs jodo". 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 #110,530 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