jugovsjuntoTell them apart

Quick tell: jugo is a noun, junto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jugo” is a noun and “junto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,744
“jugo” frequency rank
#418
“junto” frequency rank
6162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugo junto
Definition Líquido que se extrae de un sólido —en especial de un vegetal— mediante presión, infusión o molienda. Unido, cercano.

Where the eye mixes jugo and junto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
jugo
5 ch
junto

Look-alike desk: jugo vs junto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugo is [ˈxuɣ̞o] while junto is [ˈxũn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugo is recorded at frequency rank #5,744, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuɣ̞o]. junto is at rank #418, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈxũn̪t̪o].

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 6162, this pair ranks #311,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jugo vs junto

Shared letters: jou. Private to "jugo": g. Private to "junto": nt.

"jugo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "junto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugojguo · jjugo · juggo · juog · ujgo
  • juntojjunto · jnuto · junnto · junot · juntto · jutno · ujnto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jugo" and "junto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jugo" is a noun and "junto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jugo" or "junto" show up more?
"junto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #418 in our Spanish list, against #5,744 for "jugo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "jugo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "junto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugo" and "junto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jano vs jugo". 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 #311,581 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