JuecesvsjueguesTell them apart

Quick tell: Jueces is a name, juegues is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Jueces” is a name and “juegues” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,728
“Jueces” frequency rank
#23,108
“juegues” frequency rank
25836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jueces juegues
Definition Séptimo libro de la Biblia, compuesto de veintiún capítulos. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse.

Where the eye mixes Jueces and juegues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Jueces
7 ch
juegues

Look-alike desk: Jueces vs juegues

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Jueces is [ˈxweses] while juegues is [ˈxweɣ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Jueces is recorded at frequency rank #2,728, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈxweses]. juegues is at rank #23,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞es].

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 25836, this pair ranks #234,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Jueces vs juegues

Shared letters: ejsu. Private to "Jueces": c. Private to "juegues": g.

"Jueces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "juegues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Juecesjeuces · jjueces · jucees · juecces · juecess · juecse · jueecs · jueses
  • jueguesjeugues · jjuegues · juegeus · jueggues · jueguess · jueguse · jueuges · jugeues

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Jueces" and "juegues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Jueces" is a name and "juegues" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Jueces" vs "juegues" - which ranks higher?
"Jueces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,728 in our Spanish list, against #23,108 for "juegues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Jueces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juegues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jueces" and "juegues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juegues vs juzgues". 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 #234,581 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