jurarvsjuraronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,462
“jurar” frequency rank
#36,120
“juraron” frequency rank
53582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jurar juraron
Definition Afirmar o negar alguna cosa poniendo a Dios por testigo, o invocando alguna cosa sagrada. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de jurar.

Where the eye mixes jurar and juraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jurar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against juraron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
jurar
7 ch
juraron

Look-alike desk: jurar vs juraron

A purely visual mix-up. jurar ([xuˈɾaɾ]) and juraron ([xuˈɾaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “jurar” sits inside “juraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jurar is recorded at frequency rank #17,462, classified as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaɾ]. juraron is at rank #36,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [xuˈɾaɾõn].

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 53582, this pair ranks #87,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jurar vs juraron

Shared letters: ajru. Private to "jurar": -. Private to "juraron": no.

"jurar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "juraron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jurar ← jjurar · jruar · juarr · jurarr · jurrar · ujrar
  • juraron ← jjuraron · jruaron · juarron · juraorn · jurarno · juraronn · jurarron · jurraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jurar" for "juraron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xuˈɾaɾ] versus [xuˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "jurar" vs "juraron" - which ranks higher?
"jurar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,462 in our Spanish list, against #36,120 for "juraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jurar" and "juraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jurar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jurar" and "juraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juraría vs juraron". 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 #87,188 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