Which to use
“jugaba” is a verb and “jugadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,319
- “jugaba” frequency rank
- #15,885
- “jugadas” frequency rank
- 23204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugaba | jugadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. | Forma del femenino plural de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. |
Where the eye mixes jugaba and jugadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jugaba vs jugadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugaba is [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a] while jugadas is [xuˈɣ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugaba is recorded at frequency rank #7,319, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. jugadas is at rank #15,885, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 23204, this pair ranks #246,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jugaba vs jugadas
Shared letters: agju. Private to "jugaba": b. Private to "jugadas": ds.
"jugaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "jugadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "jugaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugaba" and "jugadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs jugadas". 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 #246,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.