judíavsjuraTell them apart

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.

5 ch
judía
4 ch
jura

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?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈð̞ia] versus [ˈxuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "judía" vs "jura" - which ranks higher?
"judía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,828 in our Spanish list, against #14,389 for "jura". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list