Which to use
“jogo” and “judo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #233
- “jogo” frequency rank
- #31,424
- “judo” frequency rank
- 31657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogo | judo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atividade recreativa que segue certas regras | o mesmo que judô |
Where the eye mixes jogo and judo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jogo vs judo
A purely visual mix-up. jogo (/ˈʒo.ɡu/) and judo (/ˈʒu.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31657, 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/. judo is at rank #31,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.du/.
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 31657, this pair ranks #36,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jogo vs judo
Shared letters: jo. Private to "jogo": g. Private to "judo": du.
"jogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jogo" and "judo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jogo" vs "judo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogo" and "judo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judo vs junco". 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 #36,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.