Which to use
“jugado” is a verb and “juzgada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,124
- “jugado” frequency rank
- #26,899
- “juzgada” frequency rank
- 32023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugado | juzgada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de jugar o de jugarse. | Forma del femenino de juzgado, participio de juzgar. |
Where the eye mixes jugado and juzgada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugado 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 jugado and juzgada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugado is [xuˈɣ̞að̞o] while juzgada is [xusˈɣ̞að̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32023, 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]. 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 32023, this pair ranks #204,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugado vs juzgada
Shared letters: adgju. Private to "jugado": o. Private to "juzgada": z.
"jugado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "juzgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugado" for "juzgada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jugado" or "juzgada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugado" 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 #204,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugado" 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 #204,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.