Which to use
“jogo” and “jugo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #233
- “jogo” frequency rank
- #30,227
- “jugo” frequency rank
- 30460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jogo | jugo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atividade recreativa que segue certas regras | canga |
Where the eye mixes jogo and jugo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jogo with jugo
A purely visual mix-up. jogo (/ˈʒo.ɡu/) and jugo (/ˈʒu.ɡu/) 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 a single letter - o in “jogo” becomes u in “jugo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30460, 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/. jugo is at rank #30,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.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 30460, this pair ranks #37,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jogo vs jugo
Shared letters: gjo. Private to "jogo": -. Private to "jugo": u.
"jogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jugo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jogo" for "jugo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jogo" vs "jugo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jugo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jogo" and "jugo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugo 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 #37,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.