jueganvsjuranWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#4,914
“juegan” frequency rank
#32,270
“juran” frequency rank
37184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juegan juran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de jurar.

Where the eye mixes juegan and juran

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

6 ch
juegan
5 ch
juran

Visual trap between juegan and juran

A purely visual mix-up. juegan ([ˈxweɣ̞ãn]) and juran ([ˈxuɾãn]) 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 37184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juegan is recorded at frequency rank #4,914, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞ãn]. juran is at rank #32,270, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxuɾãn].

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 37184, this pair ranks #176,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juegan vs juran

Shared letters: ajnu. Private to "juegan": eg. Private to "juran": r.

"juegan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "juran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juegan ← jeugan · jjuegan · jueagn · juegann · jueggan · juegna · jugean · ujegan
  • juran ← jjuran · jruan · juarn · jurann · jurna · jurran · ujran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juegan" and "juran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxweɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈxuɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juegan" vs "juran" - which ranks higher?
"juegan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,914 in our Spanish list, against #32,270 for "juran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "juegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juegan" and "juran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jalan vs juran". 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 #176,664 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