Which to use
“jugará” and “jugarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,402
- “jugará” frequency rank
- #33,187
- “jugarse” frequency rank
- 48589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugará | jugarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. | Seguir un curso de acción en el que hay gran riesgo, especialmente de la integridad física. |
Where the eye mixes jugará and jugarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against jugarse's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: jugará vs jugarse
A purely visual mix-up. jugará ([xuɣ̞aˈɾa]) and jugarse ([xuˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 48589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugará is recorded at frequency rank #15,402, classified as averb, pronounced [xuɣ̞aˈɾa]. jugarse is at rank #33,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 48589, this pair ranks #113,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugará vs jugarse
Shared letters: agjru. Private to "jugará": á. Private to "jugarse": es.
"jugará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "jugarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jugarse ← jguarse · jjugarse · juagrse · jugarce · jugares · jugarrse · jugarsse · jugasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jugará" and "jugarse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jugará" or "jugarse"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugará" and "jugarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs jugará". 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 #113,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.