jodenvsjodoWhich spelling fits?

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

#19,156
“joden” frequency rank
#38,774
“jodo” frequency rank
57930
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes joden and jodo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
joden
4 ch
jodo

Look-alike desk: joden vs jodo

A purely visual mix-up. joden ([ˈxoð̞ẽn]) 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 57930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

joden is recorded at frequency rank #19,156, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞ẽn]. 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 57930, this pair ranks #68,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of joden vs jodo

Shared letters: djo. Private to "joden": en. Private to "jodo": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodenjdoen · jjoden · jodden · jodenn · jodne · joedn · ojden
  • jodojdoo · jjodo · joddo · jood · ojdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "joden" and "jodo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞ẽn] versus [ˈxoð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "joden" or "jodo"?
"joden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,156 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "joden" 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 #68,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "joden" 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 #68,475 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