jodesvsjodióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,858
“jodes” frequency rank
#28,052
“jodió” frequency rank
59910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jodes jodió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 jodes and jodió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jodes (CVCVC) and jodió (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
jodes
5 ch
jodió

Visual trap between jodes and jodió

A purely visual mix-up. jodes ([ˈxoð̞es]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jodes is recorded at frequency rank #31,858, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxoð̞es]. 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 59910, this pair ranks #60,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jodes vs jodió

Shared letters: djo. Private to "jodes": es. Private to "jodió": ió.

"jodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "jodió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodes ← jdoes · jjodes · joddes · jodess · jodse · joeds · ojdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jodes" for "jodió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxoð̞es] versus [xoˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodes" or "jodió" show up more?
"jodió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,052 in our Spanish list, against #31,858 for "jodes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "jodes" and "jodió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jodes" 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 #60,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jodes" and "jodió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joderse vs jodes". 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 #60,851 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