jivsjúriWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ji is a pronoun, júri is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ji” is a pronoun and “júri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,101
“ji” frequency rank
#3,999
“júri” frequency rank
20100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ji júri
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do caso acusativo do ona cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível

Letter map: ji vs júri

Shared letters muted; letters that set ji and júri apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ji runs 2 letters (CV) against júri's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

2 ch
ji
4 ch
júri

Role in the sentence - ji and júri

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ji is apronoun and júrianoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ji is recorded at frequency rank #16,101, classified as apron. júri is at rank #3,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/.

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 20100, this pair ranks #50,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ji vs júri

Shared letters: ij. Private to "ji": -. Private to "júri": rú.

"ji" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ji" for "júri" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ji" is a pronoun and "júri" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ji" vs "júri" - which ranks higher?
"júri" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,999 in our Portuguese list, against #16,101 for "ji". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "ji" vs "júri" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ji" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "júri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ji" and "júri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs ji". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #50,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list