jueguenvsjuguéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,882
“jueguen” frequency rank
#19,466
“jugué” frequency rank
38348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jueguen jugué
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de jugar o de jugarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse.

Where the eye mixes jueguen and jugué

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jueguen runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against jugué's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
jueguen
5 ch
jugué

Look-alike desk: jueguen vs jugué

A purely visual mix-up. jueguen ([ˈxweɣ̞ẽn]) and jugué ([xuˈɣ̞e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38348, 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]. jugué is at rank #19,466, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞e].

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 38348, this pair ranks #170,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jueguen vs jugué

Shared letters: gju. Private to "jueguen": en. Private to "jugué": é.

"jueguen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "jugué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jueguen ← jeuguen · jjueguen · juegeun · juegguen · jueguenn · juegune · jueugen · jugeuen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jueguen" and "jugué" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxweɣ̞ẽn] versus [xuˈɣ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jueguen" or "jugué"?
"jueguen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,882 in our Spanish list, against #19,466 for "jugué". 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 "jueguen" and "jugué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jueguen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jugué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jueguen" and "jugué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugué vs juice". 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 #170,518 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