Which to use
“jugaban” and “jugaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,585
- “jugaban” frequency rank
- #11,802
- “jugaron” frequency rank
- 30387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugaban | jugaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jugar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. |
Where the eye mixes jugaban and jugaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugaban and jugaron 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 jugaron
A purely visual mix-up. jugaban ([xuˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and jugaron ([xuˈɣ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30387, 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]. jugaron is at rank #11,802, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 30387, this pair ranks #212,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugaban vs jugaron
Shared letters: agjnu. Private to "jugaban": b. Private to "jugaron": or.
"jugaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "jugaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "jugaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugaban" and "jugaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugaban vs jugabas". 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 #212,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.