jugadosvsjuzgadosTell them apart

Which to use

“jugados” and “juzgados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,268
“jugados” frequency rank
#7,870
“juzgados” frequency rank
40138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugados juzgados
Definition Forma del plural de jugado, participio de jugar o de jugarse. Forma del plural de juzgado, participio de juzgar.

Where the eye mixes jugados and juzgados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. jugados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against juzgados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
jugados
8 ch
juzgados

Look-alike desk: jugados vs juzgados

A purely visual mix-up. jugados ([xuˈɣ̞að̞os]) and juzgados ([xusˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 40138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugados is recorded at frequency rank #32,268, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞að̞os]. juzgados is at rank #7,870, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xusˈɣ̞að̞os].

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 40138, this pair ranks #160,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jugados vs juzgados

Shared letters: adgjosu. Private to "jugados": -. Private to "juzgados": z.

"jugados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "juzgados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugadosjguados · jjugados · juagdos · jugaddos · jugadoss · jugadso · jugaods · jugdaos
  • juzgadosjjuzgados · jugzados · juzagdos · juzgaddos · juzgadoss · juzgadso · juzgaods · juzgdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jugados" for "juzgados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈɣ̞að̞os] versus [xusˈɣ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jugados" or "juzgados"?
"juzgados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,870 in our Spanish list, against #32,268 for "jugados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jugados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juzgados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugados" and "juzgados" 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 #160,683 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