jugosasvsjugosoWhich spelling fits?

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

#47,899
“jugosas” frequency rank
#28,810
“jugoso” frequency rank
76709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jugosas jugoso
Definition Forma del femenino plural de jugoso. Que tiene jugo.

Where the eye mixes jugosas and jugoso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
jugosas
6 ch
jugoso

Why the eye confuses jugosas with jugoso

A purely visual mix-up. jugosas ([xuˈɣ̞osas]) and jugoso ([xuˈɣ̞oso]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jugosas is recorded at frequency rank #47,899, classified as anadj, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞osas]. jugoso is at rank #28,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞oso].

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 76709, this pair ranks #17,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jugosas vs jugoso

Shared letters: gjosu. Private to "jugosas": a. Private to "jugoso": -.

"jugosas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "jugoso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jugosasjguosas · jjugosas · juggosas · jugoass · jugosass · jugossas · jugsoas · juogsas
  • jugosojguoso · jjugoso · juggoso · jugoos · jugosso · jugsoo · juogso · ujgoso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jugosas" for "jugoso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈɣ̞osas] versus [xuˈɣ̞oso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jugosas" vs "jugoso" - which ranks higher?
"jugoso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,810 in our Spanish list, against #47,899 for "jugosas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "jugosas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jugoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jugosas" and "jugoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs jugosas". 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 #17,245 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