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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "juega" and "juegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "juega" or "juegue"?
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.