Which to use
“jugaron” and “jugarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,802
- “jugaron” frequency rank
- #33,187
- “jugarse” frequency rank
- 44989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugaron | jugarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 jugaron and jugarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jugaron (CVCVCVC) and jugarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses jugaron with jugarse
A purely visual mix-up. jugaron ([xuˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 44989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugaron is recorded at frequency rank #11,802, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aɾõn]. 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 44989, this pair ranks #133,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugaron vs jugarse
Shared letters: agjru. Private to "jugaron": no. Private to "jugarse": es.
"jugaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "jugarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jugaron" and "jugarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugaron" 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 #133,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugaron" and "jugarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugarse vs jugaste". 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 #133,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.