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

#14,876
“juegas” frequency rank
#23,108
“juegues” frequency rank
37984
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juegas juegues
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse.

Where the eye mixes juegas and juegues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. juegas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against juegues's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
juegas
7 ch
juegues

Why the eye confuses juegas with juegues

A purely visual mix-up. juegas ([ˈxweɣ̞as]) and juegues ([ˈxweɣ̞es]) 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 37984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juegas is recorded at frequency rank #14,876, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞as]. 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 37984, this pair ranks #172,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juegas vs juegues

Shared letters: egjsu. Private to "juegas": a. Private to "juegues": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juegas ← jeugas · jjuegas · jueags · juegass · jueggas · juegsa · jugeas · ujegas
  • juegues ← jeugues · jjuegues · juegeus · jueggues · jueguess · jueguse · jueuges · jugeues

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juegas" for "juegues" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxweɣ̞as] versus [ˈxweɣ̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juegas" vs "juegues" - which ranks higher?
"juegas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,876 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "juegas" 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 #172,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juegas" 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 #172,434 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