juntarvsjunteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,742
“juntar” frequency rank
#30,538
“junte” frequency rank
38280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntar junte
Definition Unir dos o más cosas. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de juntar.

Where the eye mixes juntar and junte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juntar 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
juntar
5 ch
junte

Why the eye confuses juntar with junte

A purely visual mix-up. juntar ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 38280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juntar is recorded at frequency rank #7,742, classified as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 38280, this pair ranks #170,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juntar vs junte

Shared letters: jntu. Private to "juntar": ar. Private to "junte": e.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntar ← jjuntar · jnutar · junatr · junntar · juntarr · juntra · junttar · jutnar
  • junte ← jjunte · jnute · junet · junnte · juntte · jutne · ujnte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juntar" and "junte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [ˈxũn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juntar" vs "junte" - which ranks higher?
"juntar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,742 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.

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 "juntar" 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 #170,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntar" 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 #170,865 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