Which to use
“jogar” is a verb and “jogo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #918
- “jogar” frequency rank
- #233
- “jogo” frequency rank
- 1151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogar | jogo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer apostas em jogo | atividade recreativa que segue certas regras |
Letter map: jogar vs jogo
Shared letters muted; letters that set jogar and jogo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. jogar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against jogo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for jogar / jogo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: jogar is averb and jogoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jogar is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as averb. jogo is at rank #233, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒo.ɡu/.
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 1151, this pair ranks #74,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jogar vs jogo
Shared letters: gjo. Private to "jogar": ar. Private to "jogo": -.
"jogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jogar" and "jogo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jogar" vs "jogo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "jogar" and "jogo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "jogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogar" and "jogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jogar vs jorrar". 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 #74,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.