Which to use
“jugada” and “juzgada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,074
- “jugada” frequency rank
- #26,899
- “juzgada” frequency rank
- 32973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugada | juzgada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. | Forma del femenino de juzgado, participio de juzgar. |
Where the eye mixes jugada and juzgada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jugada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against juzgada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jugada and juzgada
A purely visual mix-up. jugada ([xuˈɣ̞að̞a]) and juzgada ([xusˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 32973, 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]. juzgada is at rank #26,899, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xusˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 32973, this pair ranks #199,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugada vs juzgada
Shared letters: adgju. Private to "jugada": -. Private to "juzgada": z.
"jugada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "juzgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugada" for "juzgada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jugada" or "juzgada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jugada" and "juzgada" 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 "juzgada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugada" and "juzgada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juzgada vs juzgará". 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 #199,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.