Which to use
“jode” and “joder” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,448
- “jode” frequency rank
- #2,453
- “joder” frequency rank
- 9901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jode | joder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de joder. | Provocar a alguno molestias o incomodidades, en particular con ánimo jocoso. |
Where the eye mixes jode and joder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jode with joder
A purely visual mix-up. jode ([ˈxoð̞e]) and joder ([xoˈð̞eɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “jode” sits inside “joder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jode is recorded at frequency rank #7,448, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞e]. joder is at rank #2,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [xoˈð̞eɾ].
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 9901, this pair ranks #300,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jode vs joder
Shared letters: dejo. Private to "jode": -. Private to "joder": r.
"jode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "joder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jode" and "joder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jode" vs "joder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jode" and "joder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jode" and "joder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jode 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 #300,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.