Which to use
“jogar” and “jurar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #918
- “jogar” frequency rank
- #22,365
- “jurar” frequency rank
- 23283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogar | jurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer apostas em jogo | fazer uma declaração ou afirmação solene em nome de algum ser ou objeto sagrado, como uma divindade ou a Bíblia |
Letter map: jogar vs jurar
Shared letters muted; letters that set jogar and jurar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. jogar and jurar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on jogar vs jurar
jogar and jurar 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jogar is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as averb. jurar is at rank #22,365, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 23283, this pair ranks #46,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jogar vs jurar
Shared letters: ajr. Private to "jogar": go. Private to "jurar": u.
"jogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jurar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jogar" and "jurar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jogar" vs "jurar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "jogar" vs "jurar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "jogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogar" and "jurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jorrar vs jurar". 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 #46,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.