jugadavsjugadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,074
“jugada” frequency rank
#32,268
“jugados” frequency rank
38342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugada jugados
Definition Forma del femenino de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. Forma del plural de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse.

Where the eye mixes jugada and jugados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against jugados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
jugada
7 ch
jugados

Why the eye confuses jugada with jugados

A purely visual mix-up. jugada ([xuˈɣ̞að̞a]) and jugados ([xuˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugada is recorded at frequency rank #6,074, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞að̞a]. jugados is at rank #32,268, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞að̞os].

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 38342, this pair ranks #170,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jugada vs jugados

Shared letters: adgju. Private to "jugada": -. Private to "jugados": os.

"jugada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "jugados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugadajguada · jjugada · juagda · jugaad · jugadda · jugdaa · juggada · ujgada
  • jugadosjguados · jjugados · juagdos · jugaddos · jugadoss · jugadso · jugaods · jugdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jugada" for "jugados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈɣ̞að̞a] versus [xuˈɣ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jugada" vs "jugados" - which ranks higher?
"jugada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,074 in our Spanish list, against #32,268 for "jugados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "jugada" and "jugados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jugada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jugados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugada" and "jugados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs jugados". 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 #170,555 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