Which to use
“jodida” is a participle and “judía” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,878
- “jodida” frequency rank
- #8,828
- “judía” frequency rank
- 19706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jodida | judía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de jodido, participio de joder. | Frijol (semilla). |
Where the eye mixes jodida and judía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jodida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against judía's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jodida with judía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jodida is [xoˈð̞ið̞a] while judía is [xuˈð̞ia]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jodida is recorded at frequency rank #10,878, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [xoˈð̞ið̞a]. judía is at rank #8,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced [xuˈð̞ia].
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 19706, this pair ranks #262,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jodida vs judía
Shared letters: adj. Private to "jodida": io. Private to "judía": uí.
"jodida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "judía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jodida ← jdoida · jjodida · joddia · joddida · jodiad · jodidda · joidda · ojdida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jodida" for "judía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodida" or "judía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jodida" and "judía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jodida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jodida" and "judía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jua vs judía". 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 #262,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.