Which to use
“jogo” and “joy” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #233
- “jogo” frequency rank
- #10,741
- “joy” frequency rank
- 10974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogo | joy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atividade recreativa que segue certas regras | alegria |
Where the eye mixes jogo and joy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jogo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against joy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jogo and joy
A purely visual mix-up. jogo (/ˈʒo.ɡu/) and joy (/dʒɔɪ/) 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 10974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jogo is recorded at frequency rank #233, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒo.ɡu/. joy is at rank #10,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒɔɪ/.
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 10974, this pair ranks #61,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jogo vs joy
Shared letters: jo. Private to "jogo": g. Private to "joy": y.
"jogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "joy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jogo ← jgoo · jjogo · joggo · joog · ojgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jogo" for "joy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jogo" vs "joy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jogo" and "joy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogo" and "joy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs joy". 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 #61,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.