jogadavsjornadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“jogada” and “jornada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,737
“jogada” frequency rank
#3,020
“jornada” frequency rank
7757
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jogada jornada
Definition ato de jogar marcha ou caminho que se faz num dia

Where the eye mixes jogada and jornada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jogada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against jornada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
jogada
7 ch
jornada

Visual trap between jogada and jornada

A purely visual mix-up. jogada (/ʒu.ˈɡa.dɐ/) and jornada (/ʒuɾ.ˈna.dɐ/) 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 7757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jogada is recorded at frequency rank #4,737, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʒu.ˈɡa.dɐ/. jornada is at rank #3,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʒuɾ.ˈna.dɐ/.

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 7757, this pair ranks #66,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jogada vs jornada

Shared letters: adjo. Private to "jogada": g. Private to "jornada": nr.

"jogada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "jornada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jogada ← jgoada · jjogada · joagda · jogaad · jogadda · jogdaa · joggada · ojgada
  • jornada ← jjornada · jonrada · joranda · jornaad · jornadda · jorndaa · jornnada · jorrnada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jogada" and "jornada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ʒu.ˈɡa.dɐ/ versus /ʒuɾ.ˈna.dɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jogada" or "jornada"?
"jornada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,020 in our Portuguese list, against #4,737 for "jogada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "jogada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jornada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jogada" and "jornada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jangada vs jogada". 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 #66,295 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