Which to use
“jugaría” and “jugarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,422
- “jugaría” frequency rank
- #33,187
- “jugarse” frequency rank
- 61609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugaría | jugarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 jugaría and jugarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugaría (CVCVCVV) and jugarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: jugaría vs jugarse
A purely visual mix-up. jugaría ([xuɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugaría is recorded at frequency rank #28,422, classified as averb, pronounced [xuɣ̞aˈɾia]. 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 61609, this pair ranks #54,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jugaría vs jugarse
Shared letters: agjru. Private to "jugaría": í. Private to "jugarse": es.
"jugaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "jugarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jugarse ← jguarse · jjugarse · juagrse · jugarce · jugares · jugarrse · jugarsse · jugasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugaría" for "jugarse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jugaría" or "jugarse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jugaría" and "jugarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugaría" 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 #54,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugaría" and "jugarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugaría vs juraría". 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 #54,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.