jodevsjodióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,448
“jode” frequency rank
#28,052
“jodió” frequency rank
35500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jode jodió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de joder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de joder.

Where the eye mixes jode and jodió

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

4 ch
jode
5 ch
jodió

Visual trap between jode and jodió

A purely visual mix-up. jode ([ˈxoð̞e]) and jodió ([xoˈð̞jo]) 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 35500, 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]. jodió is at rank #28,052, tagged as averb, pronounced [xoˈð̞jo].

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 35500, this pair ranks #185,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jode vs jodió

Shared letters: djo. Private to "jode": e. Private to "jodió": ió.

"jode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "jodió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jode ← jdoe · jjode · jodde · joed · ojde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jode" and "jodió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞e] versus [xoˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jode" or "jodió"?
"jode" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,448 in our Spanish list, against #28,052 for "jodió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jode" and "jodió" 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 "jodió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jode" and "jodió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jodió 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 #185,759 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