Which to use
“jantar” and “junta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,055
- “jantar” frequency rank
- #3,417
- “junta” frequency rank
- 5472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jantar | junta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | refeição que se come no final do dia ou início da noite | encaixe para ligação de duas peças ou objetos |
Where the eye mixes jantar and junta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jantar vs junta
A purely visual mix-up. jantar (/ʒɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/) and junta (/ˈʒũ.tɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jantar is recorded at frequency rank #2,055, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʒɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/. junta is at rank #3,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒũ.tɐ/.
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 5472, this pair ranks #69,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jantar vs junta
Shared letters: ajnt. Private to "jantar": r. Private to "junta": u.
"jantar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "junta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jantar" and "junta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jantar" or "junta"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jantar" and "junta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jantar" and "junta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs junta". 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 #69,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.