Which to use
“jugarse” and “jugaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,187
- “jugarse” frequency rank
- #29,272
- “jugaste” frequency rank
- 62459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugarse | jugaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seguir un curso de acción en el que hay gran riesgo, especialmente de la integridad física. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. |
Where the eye mixes jugarse and jugaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jugarse and jugaste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jugarse vs jugaste
A purely visual mix-up. jugarse ([xuˈɣ̞aɾse]) and jugaste ([xuˈɣ̞ast̪e]) 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 62459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugarse is recorded at frequency rank #33,187, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞aɾse]. jugaste is at rank #29,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞ast̪e].
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 62459, this pair ranks #51,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jugarse vs jugaste
Shared letters: aegjsu. Private to "jugarse": r. Private to "jugaste": t.
"jugarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "jugaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugarse" for "jugaste" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jugarse" or "jugaste" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jugarse" and "jugaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugarse" and "jugaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugaría vs jugarse". 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 #51,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.