jugadavsjuzgadoWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#6,074
“jugada” frequency rank
#4,169
“juzgado” frequency rank
10243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugada juzgado
Definition Forma del femenino de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. Oficio o condición de juez.

Where the eye mixes jugada and juzgado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
jugada
7 ch
juzgado

Visual trap between jugada and juzgado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugada is [xuˈɣ̞að̞a] while juzgado is [xusˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10243, 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]. juzgado is at rank #4,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [xusˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 10243, this pair ranks #299,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jugada vs juzgado

Shared letters: adgju. Private to "jugada": -. Private to "juzgado": oz.

"jugada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "juzgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugadajguada · jjugada · juagda · jugaad · jugadda · jugdaa · juggada · ujgada
  • juzgadojjuzgado · jugzado · juzagdo · juzgaddo · juzgaod · juzgdao · juzggado · juzzgado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jugada" and "juzgado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jugada" is a participle and "juzgado" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "jugada" vs "juzgado" - which ranks higher?
"juzgado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,169 in our Spanish list, against #6,074 for "jugada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jugada" and "juzgado" 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 "juzgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugada" and "juzgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs jugada". 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 #299,327 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