juntanvsjuzganConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,848
“juntan” frequency rank
#22,075
“juzgan” frequency rank
34923
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntan juzgan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juzgar.

Where the eye mixes juntan and juzgan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juntan and juzgan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
juntan
6 ch
juzgan

Look-alike desk: juntan vs juzgan

A purely visual mix-up. juntan ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) and juzgan ([ˈxusɣ̞ãn]) 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 34923, 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]. juzgan is at rank #22,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxusɣ̞ãn].

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 34923, this pair ranks #188,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juntan vs juzgan

Shared letters: ajnu. Private to "juntan": t. Private to "juzgan": gz.

"juntan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "juzgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntan ← jjuntan · jnutan · junatn · junntan · juntann · juntna · junttan · jutnan
  • juzgan ← jjuzgan · jugzan · juzagn · juzgann · juzggan · juzgna · juzzgan · jzugan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juntan" and "juzgan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn] versus [ˈxusɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "juntan" or "juzgan" show up more?
"juntan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,848 in our Spanish list, against #22,075 for "juzgan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "juntan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juzgan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntan" and "juzgan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntaba vs juntan". 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 #188,831 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