Which to use
“justa” is a noun and “justas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,260
- “justa” frequency rank
- #11,074
- “justas” frequency rank
- 15334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | justa | justas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pelea que se practicaba en el medievo entre, generalmente, dos jinetes, que iban a armados con una lanza. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de justar. |
Where the eye mixes justa and justas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: justa vs justas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: justa is [ˈxust̪a] while justas is [ˈxust̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “justa” sits inside “justas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
justa is recorded at frequency rank #4,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxust̪a]. justas is at rank #11,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxust̪as].
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 15334, this pair ranks #280,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of justa vs justas
Shared letters: ajstu. Private to "justa": -. Private to "justas": -.
"justa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "justas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "justa" and "justas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "justa" or "justas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "justa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "justas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "justa" and "justas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jua vs justa". 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 #280,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.