judíavsJudithConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,828
“judía” frequency rank
#17,182
“Judith” frequency rank
26010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature judía Judith
Definition Frijol (semilla). Nombre de pila de mujer.

Where the eye mixes judía and Judith

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. judía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against Judith's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
judía
6 ch
Judith

Visual trap between judía and Judith

A purely visual mix-up. judía ([xuˈð̞ia]) and Judith ([xuˈð̞it̪]) 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 26010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

judía is recorded at frequency rank #8,828, classified as anoun, pronounced [xuˈð̞ia]. Judith is at rank #17,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [xuˈð̞it̪].

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 26010, this pair ranks #233,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of judía vs Judith

Shared letters: dju. Private to "judía": aí. Private to "Judith": hit.

"judía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "Judith" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Judith ← jduith · jjudith · juddith · judiht · judithh · juditth · judtih · juidth

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "judía" for "Judith" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈð̞ia] versus [xuˈð̞it̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "judía" vs "Judith" - which ranks higher?
"judía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,828 in our Spanish list, against #17,182 for "Judith". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "judía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Judith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "judía" and "Judith" 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 #233,765 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