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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "juegan" and "juran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "juegan" vs "juran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.