Which to use
“John” and “Juan” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #898
- “John” frequency rank
- #2,890
- “Juan” frequency rank
- 3788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | John | Juan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino, equivalente ao português João | João |
Letter map: John vs Juan
Shared letters muted; letters that set John and Juan apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - John / Juan
John and Juan 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 3788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
John is recorded at frequency rank #898, classified as anoun. Juan is at rank #2,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'xwan/.
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 3788, this pair ranks #71,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of John vs Juan
Shared letters: jn. Private to "John": ho. Private to "Juan": au.
"John" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Juan" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "John" and "Juan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "John" vs "Juan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "John" and "Juan". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "John" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Juan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "John" and "Juan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Juan vs Juli". 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 #71,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.