Which to use
“jueguen” and “juegues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,882
- “jueguen” frequency rank
- #23,108
- “juegues” frequency rank
- 41990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jueguen | juegues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse. |
Where the eye mixes jueguen and juegues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jueguen and juegues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses jueguen with juegues
A purely visual mix-up. jueguen ([ˈxweɣ̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “jueguen” becomes s in “juegues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jueguen is recorded at frequency rank #18,882, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞ẽn]. 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 41990, this pair ranks #150,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jueguen vs juegues
Shared letters: egju. Private to "jueguen": n. Private to "juegues": s.
"jueguen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "juegues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jueguen" and "juegues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jueguen" or "juegues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jueguen" 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 #150,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jueguen" 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 #150,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.