juzgavsjuzgoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,136
“juzga” frequency rank
#27,662
“juzgo” frequency rank
42798
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juzga juzgo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juzgar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de juzgar.

Where the eye mixes juzga and juzgo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juzga and juzgo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
juzga
5 ch
juzgo

Why the eye confuses juzga with juzgo

A purely visual mix-up. juzga ([ˈxusɣ̞a]) and juzgo ([ˈxusɣ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “juzga” becomes o in “juzgo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juzga is recorded at frequency rank #15,136, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxusɣ̞a]. juzgo is at rank #27,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxusɣ̞o].

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 42798, this pair ranks #146,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juzga vs juzgo

Shared letters: gjuz. Private to "juzga": a. Private to "juzgo": o.

"juzga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "juzgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juzga ← jjuzga · jugza · juzag · juzgga · juzzga · jzuga · ujzga
  • juzgo ← jjuzgo · jugzo · juzggo · juzog · juzzgo · jzugo · ujzgo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juzga" and "juzgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxusɣ̞a] versus [ˈxusɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juzga" or "juzgo"?
"juzga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,136 in our Spanish list, against #27,662 for "juzgo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "juzga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juzgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juzga" and "juzgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs juzgo". 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 #146,234 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