Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jodan" and "jodo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodan" or "jodo" show up more?
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.