Which to use
“juzgado” is a noun and “juzgados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,169
- “juzgado” frequency rank
- #7,870
- “juzgados” frequency rank
- 12039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juzgado | juzgados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oficio o condición de juez. | Forma del plural de juzgado, participio de juzgar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juzgado and juzgados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
juzgado and juzgados form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “juzgado” sits inside “juzgados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juzgado is recorded at frequency rank #4,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [xusˈɣ̞að̞o]. juzgados is at rank #7,870, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xusˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 12039, this pair ranks #292,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering juzgado vs juzgados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “juzgado”; for a participle, it's “juzgados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juzgado” entry
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