Which to use
“jogar” and “jorrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #918
- “jogar” frequency rank
- #45,903
- “jorrar” frequency rank
- 46821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogar | jorrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer apostas em jogo | besuntar com jorra |
Letter map: jogar vs jorrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set jogar and jorrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. jogar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against jorrar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: jogar and jorrar
jogar and jorrar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jogar is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as averb. jorrar is at rank #45,903, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒu.ˈRaɾ/.
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 46821, this pair ranks #18,484 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jogar vs jorrar
Shared letters: ajor. Private to "jogar": g. Private to "jorrar": -.
"jogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jorrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jogar" and "jorrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "jogar" or "jorrar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "jogar" and "jorrar".
- Full dictionary entry for "jogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jorrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,484 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogar" and "jorrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jarra 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 #18,484 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.