Which to use
“judía” and “judo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,828
- “judía” frequency rank
- #26,502
- “judo” frequency rank
- 35330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judía | judo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frijol (semilla). | Variante poco usada de yudo. |
Where the eye mixes judía and judo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. judía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against judo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: judía vs judo
A purely visual mix-up. judía ([xuˈð̞ia]) and judo ([ˈxuð̞o]) 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 35330, 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]. judo is at rank #26,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuð̞o].
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 35330, this pair ranks #186,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of judía vs judo
Shared letters: dju. Private to "judía": aí. Private to "judo": o.
"judía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- judo ← jduo · jjudo · juddo · juod · ujdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "judía" and "judo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "judía" or "judo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "judía" and "judo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "judía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judía" and "judo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jano vs judo". 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 #186,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.