Which to use
“judía” and “jura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,828
- “judía” frequency rank
- #14,389
- “jura” frequency rank
- 23217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judía | jura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frijol (semilla). | El acto de jurar, y especialmente aquel en que se jura solemnemente obediencia a alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes judía and jura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. judía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against jura's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses judía with jura
A purely visual mix-up. judía ([xuˈð̞ia]) and jura ([ˈxuɾa]) 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 23217, 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]. jura is at rank #14,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuɾa].
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 23217, this pair ranks #246,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of judía vs jura
Shared letters: aju. Private to "judía": dí. Private to "jura": r.
"judía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jura ← jjura · jrua · juar · jurra · ujra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "judía" and "jura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "judía" vs "jura" - which ranks higher?
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 "jura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judía" and "jura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jauja vs jura". 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 #246,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.