jugaronvsjuraronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,802
“jugaron” frequency rank
#36,120
“juraron” frequency rank
47922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugaron juraron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jurar.

Where the eye mixes jugaron and juraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
jugaron
7 ch
juraron

Visual trap between jugaron and juraron

A purely visual mix-up. jugaron ([xuˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and juraron ([xuˈɾaɾõn]) 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 a single letter - g in “jugaron” becomes r in “juraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47922, 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]. juraron is at rank #36,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaɾõn].

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 47922, this pair ranks #117,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jugaron vs juraron

Shared letters: ajnoru. Private to "jugaron": g. Private to "juraron": -.

"jugaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "juraron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugaronjguaron · jjugaron · juagron · jugaorn · jugarno · jugaronn · jugarron · juggaron
  • juraronjjuraron · jruaron · juarron · juraorn · jurarno · juraronn · jurarron · jurraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jugaron" for "juraron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈɣ̞aɾõn] versus [xuˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jugaron" vs "juraron" - which ranks higher?
"jugaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,802 in our Spanish list, against #36,120 for "juraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jugaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugaron" and "juraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juraría vs juraron". 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 #117,331 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