Which to use
“Juan” and “judo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,890
- “Juan” frequency rank
- #31,424
- “judo” frequency rank
- 34314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Juan | judo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | João | o mesmo que judô |
Where the eye mixes Juan and judo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Juan (CVVC) and judo (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Juan and judo
A purely visual mix-up. Juan (/'xwan/) 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 34314, 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/. 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 34314, this pair ranks #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Juan vs judo
Shared letters: ju. Private to "Juan": an. Private to "judo": do.
"Juan" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Juan" for "judo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Juan" or "judo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Juan" and "judo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Juan" 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 #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Juan" 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 #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.