Which to use
“jugado” is a verb and “jugados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,124
- “jugado” frequency rank
- #32,268
- “jugados” frequency rank
- 37392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugado | jugados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de jugar o de jugarse. | Forma del plural de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. |
Where the eye mixes jugado and jugados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jugado 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.
Visual trap between jugado and jugados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugado is [xuˈɣ̞að̞o] while jugados is [xuˈɣ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jugado” sits inside “jugados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugado is recorded at frequency rank #5,124, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 37392, this pair ranks #175,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugado vs jugados
Shared letters: adgjou. Private to "jugado": -. Private to "jugados": s.
"jugado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "jugados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugado" for "jugados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jugado" or "jugados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugado" 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 #175,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugado" 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 #175,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.