juradavsjuranWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: jurada is a participle, juran is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jurada” is a participle and “juran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,104
“jurada” frequency rank
#32,270
“juran” frequency rank
52374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jurada juran
Definition Forma del femenino de jurado, participio de jurar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de jurar.

Where the eye mixes jurada and juran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
jurada
5 ch
juran

Look-alike desk: jurada vs juran

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jurada is [xuˈɾað̞a] while juran is [ˈxuɾãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jurada is recorded at frequency rank #20,104, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [xuˈɾað̞a]. juran is at rank #32,270, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxuɾãn].

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 52374, this pair ranks #93,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jurada vs juran

Shared letters: ajru. Private to "jurada": d. Private to "juran": n.

"jurada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "juran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juradajjurada · jruada · juarda · juraad · juradda · jurdaa · jurrada · ujrada
  • juranjjuran · jruan · juarn · jurann · jurna · jurran · ujran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jurada" for "juran" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jurada" is a participle and "juran" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "jurada" vs "juran" - which ranks higher?
"jurada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,104 in our Spanish list, against #32,270 for "juran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jurada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jurada" and "juran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jalan vs juran". 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 #93,020 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