jugadavsjurabaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jugada is a participle, juraba is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jugada” is a participle and “juraba” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,074
“jugada” frequency rank
#48,489
“juraba” frequency rank
54563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugada juraba
Definition Forma del femenino de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set jugada and juraba apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
jugada
6 ch
juraba

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugada is [xuˈɣ̞að̞a] while juraba is [xuˈɾaβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54563, 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]. juraba is at rank #48,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaβ̞a].

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 54563, this pair ranks #82,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jugada vs juraba

Shared letters: aju. Private to "jugada": dg. Private to "juraba": br.

"jugada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "juraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugadajguada · jjugada · juagda · jugaad · jugadda · jugdaa · juggada · ujgada
  • jurabajjuraba · jruaba · juarba · juraab · jurabba · jurava · jurbaa · jurraba

Frequency comparison

jugada#6,074
juraba#48,489

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jugada" and "juraba" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jugada" is a participle and "juraba" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jugada" or "juraba"?
"jugada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,074 in our Spanish list, against #48,489 for "juraba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering jugada vs juraba

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “jugada”; for a verb, it's “juraba”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “jugada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list