juranvsjuzganTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,270
“juran” frequency rank
#22,075
“juzgan” frequency rank
54345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juran juzgan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de jurar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juzgar.

Where the eye mixes juran and juzgan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juran runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against juzgan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
juran
6 ch
juzgan

Look-alike desk: juran vs juzgan

A purely visual mix-up. juran ([ˈxuɾãn]) and juzgan ([ˈxusɣ̞ãn]) 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 54345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juran is recorded at frequency rank #32,270, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxuɾãn]. juzgan is at rank #22,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxusɣ̞ãn].

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 54345, this pair ranks #83,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juran vs juzgan

Shared letters: ajnu. Private to "juran": r. Private to "juzgan": gz.

"juran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "juzgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juranjjuran · jruan · juarn · jurann · jurna · jurran · ujran
  • juzganjjuzgan · jugzan · juzagn · juzgann · juzggan · juzgna · juzzgan · jzugan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juran" for "juzgan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxuɾãn] versus [ˈxusɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juran" vs "juzgan" - which ranks higher?
"juzgan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,075 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juzgan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juran" and "juzgan" 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 #83,755 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