Which to use
“Juan” and “judas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,890
- “Juan” frequency rank
- #9,362
- “judas” frequency rank
- 12252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Juan | judas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | João | dize-se da traidora e do traidor |
Where the eye mixes Juan and judas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Juan runs 4 letters (CVVC) against judas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Juan and judas
A purely visual mix-up. Juan (/'xwan/) and judas (/ˈʒu.dɐʃ/) 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 12252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Juan is recorded at frequency rank #2,890, classified as anoun, pronounced /'xwan/. judas is at rank #9,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.dɐʃ/.
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 12252, this pair ranks #60,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Juan vs judas
Shared letters: aju. Private to "Juan": n. Private to "judas": ds.
"Juan" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "judas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Juan" and "judas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Juan" or "judas" show up more?
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 "Juan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "judas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Juan" and "judas" 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 #60,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.