Which to use
“jura” is a noun and “jurada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,389
- “jura” frequency rank
- #20,104
- “jurada” frequency rank
- 34493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jura | jurada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acto de jurar, y especialmente aquel en que se jura solemnemente obediencia a alguna cosa. | Forma del femenino de jurado, participio de jurar. |
Where the eye mixes jura and jurada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jura runs 4 letters (CVCV) against jurada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jura and jurada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jura is [ˈxuɾa] while jurada is [xuˈɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jura” sits inside “jurada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34493, 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]. jurada is at rank #20,104, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɾað̞a].
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 34493, this pair ranks #191,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jura vs jurada
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "jura": -. Private to "jurada": d.
"jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jurada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jura" and "jurada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jura" or "jurada"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jura" and "jurada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jura" and "jurada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jurada vs juraría". 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 #191,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.