Which to use
“jura” is a noun and “juraba” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,389
- “jura” frequency rank
- #48,489
- “juraba” frequency rank
- 62878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jura | juraba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de jurar, y especialmente aquel en que se jura solemnemente obediencia a alguna cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar. |
Where the eye mixes jura and juraba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jura runs 4 letters (CVCV) against juraba's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jura and juraba
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jura is [ˈxuɾa] while juraba is [xuˈɾaβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jura” sits inside “juraba”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jura is recorded at frequency rank #14,389, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxuɾa]. juraba is at rank #48,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaβ̞a].
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 62878, this pair ranks #50,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jura vs juraba
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "jura": -. Private to "juraba": b.
"jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "juraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jura" for "juraba" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jura" or "juraba"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juraba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jura" and "juraba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugabas vs juraba". 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 #50,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.