jueguesvsjuguéTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,108
“juegues” frequency rank
#19,466
“jugué” frequency rank
42574
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juegues jugué
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 juegues and jugué

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juegues 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
juegues
5 ch
jugué

Why the eye confuses juegues with jugué

A purely visual mix-up. juegues ([ˈxweɣ̞es]) 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 42574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juegues is recorded at frequency rank #23,108, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxweɣ̞es]. 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 42574, this pair ranks #147,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juegues vs jugué

Shared letters: gju. Private to "juegues": es. Private to "jugué": é.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juegues ← jeugues · jjuegues · juegeus · jueggues · jueguess · jueguse · jueuges · jugeues

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juegues" for "jugué" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxweɣ̞es] versus [xuˈɣ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juegues" or "jugué"?
"jugué" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,466 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juegues" 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 #147,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juegues" 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 #147,450 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