Which to use
“jugaban” and “jugabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,585
- “jugaban” frequency rank
- #49,753
- “jugabas” frequency rank
- 68338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugaban | jugabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar. |
Where the eye mixes jugaban and jugabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jugaban and jugabas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jugaban vs jugabas
A purely visual mix-up. jugaban ([xuˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and jugabas ([xuˈɣ̞aβ̞as]) 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 “jugaban” becomes s in “jugabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugaban is recorded at frequency rank #18,585, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. jugabas is at rank #49,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aβ̞as].
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 68338, this pair ranks #34,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jugaban vs jugabas
Shared letters: abgju. Private to "jugaban": n. Private to "jugabas": s.
"jugaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "jugabas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugaban" and "jugabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs juraba". 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 #34,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.