jumpvsjuraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,362
“jump” frequency rank
#14,389
“jura” frequency rank
54751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jump jura
Definition Salto. El acto de jurar, y especialmente aquel en que se jura solemnemente obediencia a alguna cosa.

Where the eye mixes jump and jura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jump (CVCC) and jura (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
jump
4 ch
jura

Visual trap between jump and jura

A purely visual mix-up. jump (/dʒʌmp/) and jura ([ˈxuɾa]) 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 54751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jump is recorded at frequency rank #40,362, classified as anoun, pronounced /dʒʌmp/. jura is at rank #14,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuɾa].

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 54751, this pair ranks #81,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jump vs jura

Shared letters: ju. Private to "jump": mp. Private to "jura": ar.

"jump" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jump ← jjump · jmup · jummp · jumpp · jupm · ujmp
  • jura ← jjura · jrua · juar · jurra · ujra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jump" and "jura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/dʒʌmp/ versus [ˈxuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jump" vs "jura" - which ranks higher?
"jura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,389 in our Spanish list, against #40,362 for "jump". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "jump" and "jura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jump" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jump" and "jura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jua vs jump". 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 #81,928 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