Which to use
“jugué” is a verb and “juice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,466
- “jugué” frequency rank
- #42,521
- “juice” frequency rank
- 61987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugué | juice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jugar o de jugarse. | Jugo, zumo. |
Where the eye mixes jugué and juice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jugué (CVCVV) and juice (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses jugué with juice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jugué is [xuˈɣ̞e] while juice is /d͡ʒuːs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugué is recorded at frequency rank #19,466, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɣ̞e]. juice is at rank #42,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒuːs/.
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 61987, this pair ranks #53,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jugué vs juice
Shared letters: ju. Private to "jugué": gé. Private to "juice": cei.
"jugué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "juice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- juice ← jiuce · jjuice · jucie · juicce · juiec · juise · ujice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugué" for "juice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jugué" vs "juice" - which ranks higher?
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 "jugué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugué" and "juice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juice vs junco". 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 #53,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.