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Which to use

“juega” and “juegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,032
“juega” frequency rank
#14,633
“juegue” frequency rank
16665
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juega juegue
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse.

Where the eye mixes juega and juegue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juega runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against juegue's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
juega
6 ch
juegue

Look-alike desk: juega vs juegue

A purely visual mix-up. juega ([ˈxweɣ̞a]) and juegue ([ˈxweɣ̞e]) 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 16665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juega is recorded at frequency rank #2,032, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞a]. juegue is at rank #14,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞e].

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 16665, this pair ranks #275,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of juega vs juegue

Shared letters: egju. Private to "juega": a. Private to "juegue": -.

"juega" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "juegue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juega ← jeuga · jjuega · jueag · juegga · jugea · ujega
  • juegue ← jeugue · jjuegue · juegeu · jueggue · jueuge · jugeue · ujegue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juega" and "juegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxweɣ̞a] versus [ˈxweɣ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juega" or "juegue"?
"juega" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,032 in our Spanish list, against #14,633 for "juegue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "juega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juega" and "juegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juegue 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 #275,250 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