juntaronvsjuntarseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,586
“juntaron” frequency rank
#19,157
“juntarse” frequency rank
37743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntaron juntarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. Relacionarse o tener amistades con un grupo determinado de personas.

Where the eye mixes juntaron and juntarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. juntaron (CVCCVCVC) and juntarse (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
juntaron
8 ch
juntarse

Look-alike desk: juntaron vs juntarse

A purely visual mix-up. juntaron ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and juntarse ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) 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 37743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juntaron is recorded at frequency rank #18,586, classified as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. juntarse is at rank #19,157, tagged as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾse].

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 37743, this pair ranks #173,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juntaron vs juntarse

Shared letters: ajnrtu. Private to "juntaron": o. Private to "juntarse": es.

"juntaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "juntarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntaron ← jjuntaron · jnutaron · junatron · junntaron · juntaorn · juntarno · juntaronn · juntarron
  • juntarse ← jjuntarse · jnutarse · junatrse · junntarse · juntarce · juntares · juntarrse · juntarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juntaron" and "juntarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juntaron" vs "juntarse" - which ranks higher?
"juntaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,586 in our Spanish list, against #19,157 for "juntarse". 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 "juntaron" and "juntarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juntaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juntarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntaron" and "juntarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntaban vs juntaron". 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 #173,716 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