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Which to use

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

#14,389
“jura” frequency rank
#4,260
“justa” frequency rank
18649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jura justa
Definition El acto de jurar, y especialmente aquel en que se jura solemnemente obediencia a alguna cosa. Pelea que se practicaba en el medievo entre, generalmente, dos jinetes, que iban a armados con una lanza.

Where the eye mixes jura and justa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jura runs 4 letters (CVCV) against justa's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
jura
5 ch
justa

Why the eye confuses jura with justa

A purely visual mix-up. jura ([ˈxuɾa]) and justa ([ˈxust̪a]) 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 18649, 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]. justa is at rank #4,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxust̪a].

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 18649, this pair ranks #267,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jura vs justa

Shared letters: aju. Private to "jura": r. Private to "justa": st.

"jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "justa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jura ← jjura · jrua · juar · jurra · ujra
  • justa ← jjusta · jsuta · jusat · jussta · justta · jutsa · ujsta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jura" for "justa" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxuɾa] versus [ˈxust̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jura" vs "justa" - which ranks higher?
"justa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,260 in our Spanish list, against #14,389 for "jura". 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 "jura" and "justa" 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 "justa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jura" and "justa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jauja vs jura". 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 #267,028 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