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“José” and “Jure” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #501
- “José” frequency rank
- #32,271
- “Jure” frequency rank
- 32772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | José | Jure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes José and Jure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. José and Jure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between José and Jure
A purely visual mix-up. José ([xoˈse]) and Jure ([ˈxuɾe]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
José is recorded at frequency rank #501, classified as aname, pronounced [xoˈse]. Jure is at rank #32,271, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈxuɾe].
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 32772, this pair ranks #200,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of José vs Jure
Shared letters: j. Private to "José": osé. Private to "Jure": eru.
"José" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Jure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Jure ← jjure · jrue · juer · jurre · ujre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "José" and "Jure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "José" or "Jure" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "José" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "José" and "Jure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jua vs Jure". 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 #200,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.