Which to use
“juraba” is a verb and “juradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,489
- “juraba” frequency rank
- #41,448
- “juradas” frequency rank
- 89937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juraba | juradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de jurar. | Forma del femenino plural de jurado, participio de jurar. |
Where the eye mixes juraba and juradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. juraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against juradas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between juraba and juradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juraba is [xuˈɾaβ̞a] while juradas is [xuˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juraba is recorded at frequency rank #48,489, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaβ̞a]. juradas is at rank #41,448, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɾað̞as].
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 89937, this pair ranks #2,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of juraba vs juradas
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "juraba": b. Private to "juradas": ds.
"juraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "juradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "juraba" and "juradas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "juraba" or "juradas" show up more?
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 "juraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juraba" and "juradas" 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 #2,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.