Which to use
“jodas” is a verb and “judías” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,184
- “jodas” frequency rank
- #16,892
- “judías” frequency rank
- 29076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jodas | judías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de joder. | Forma del femenino plural de judío. |
Where the eye mixes jodas and judías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jodas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against judías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jodas and judías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jodas is [ˈxoð̞as] while judías is [xuˈð̞ias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jodas is recorded at frequency rank #12,184, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞as]. judías is at rank #16,892, tagged as anadj, pronounced [xuˈð̞ias].
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 29076, this pair ranks #218,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jodas vs judías
Shared letters: adjs. Private to "jodas": o. Private to "judías": uí.
"jodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "judías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jodas ← jdoas · jjodas · joads · jodass · joddas · jodsa · ojdas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jodas" and "judías" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodas" or "judías" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jodas" and "judías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jodas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jodas" and "judías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Judea vs judías". 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 #218,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.