juntanvsjunteTell them apart

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

#12,848
“juntan” frequency rank
#30,538
“junte” frequency rank
43386
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntan junte
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de juntar.

Where the eye mixes juntan and junte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juntan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against junte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
juntan
5 ch
junte

Look-alike desk: juntan vs junte

A purely visual mix-up. juntan ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) and junte ([ˈxũn̪t̪e]) 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 43386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juntan is recorded at frequency rank #12,848, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]. junte is at rank #30,538, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxũn̪t̪e].

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 43386, this pair ranks #142,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juntan vs junte

Shared letters: jntu. Private to "juntan": a. Private to "junte": e.

"juntan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "junte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntan ← jjuntan · jnutan · junatn · junntan · juntann · juntna · junttan · jutnan
  • junte ← jjunte · jnute · junet · junnte · juntte · jutne · ujnte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juntan" and "junte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn] versus [ˈxũn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juntan" or "junte"?
"juntan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,848 in our Spanish list, against #30,538 for "junte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juntan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "junte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntan" and "junte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juice vs junte". 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 #142,922 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