josvsjugosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#20,102
“jos” frequency rank
#20,103
“jugos” frequency rank
40205
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jos jugos
Definition Forma del plural de jo. Forma del plural de jugo.

Where the eye mixes jos and jugos

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

3 ch
jos
5 ch
jugos

Why the eye confuses jos with jugos

A purely visual mix-up. jos ([ˈxos]) and jugos ([ˈxuɣ̞os]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jos is recorded at frequency rank #20,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxos]. jugos is at rank #20,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuɣ̞os].

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 40205, this pair ranks #160,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jos vs jugos

Shared letters: jos. Private to "jos": -. Private to "jugos": gu.

"jos" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "jugos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugosjguos · jjugos · juggos · jugoss · jugso · juogs · ujgos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jos" for "jugos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxos] versus [ˈxuɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jos" or "jugos"?
"jos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,102 in our Spanish list, against #20,103 for "jugos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "jos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jugos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jos" and "jugos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugos vs jugosas". 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 #160,336 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