Which to use
“juzgado” is a noun and “juzgan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,169
- “juzgado” frequency rank
- #22,075
- “juzgan” frequency rank
- 26244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juzgado | juzgan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oficio o condición de juez. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juzgar. |
Where the eye mixes juzgado and juzgan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. juzgado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against juzgan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between juzgado and juzgan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juzgado is [xusˈɣ̞að̞o] while juzgan is [ˈxusɣ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26244, 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]. 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 26244, this pair ranks #232,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of juzgado vs juzgan
Shared letters: agjuz. Private to "juzgado": do. Private to "juzgan": n.
"juzgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "juzgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juzgado" for "juzgan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "juzgado" or "juzgan" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "juzgado" and "juzgan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "juzgado" 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 #232,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juzgado" and "juzgan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juzgan vs juzgará". 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 #232,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.