juevsjusTell them apart

Quick tell: jue is a intj, jus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jue” is an intj and “jus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,117
“jue” frequency rank
#33,677
“jus” frequency rank
68794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jue jus
Definition Variante de pue (refuerzo al final de frase). Jugo, zumo.

Where the eye mixes jue and jus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jue (CVV) and jus (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
jue
3 ch
jus

Visual trap between jue and jus

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jue is [ˈxwe] while jus is [ʒy]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “jue” becomes s in “jus”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jue is recorded at frequency rank #35,117, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈxwe]. jus is at rank #33,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʒy].

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 68794, this pair ranks #33,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jue vs jus

Shared letters: ju. Private to "jue": e. Private to "jus": s.

"jue" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "jus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jue" and "jus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jue" is an intj and "jus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jue" or "jus" show up more?
"jus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,677 in our Spanish list, against #35,117 for "jue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "jue" and "jus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jue" and "jus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "JAL vs jue". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #33,597 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