Which to use
“Juan” and “júri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,890
- “Juan” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “júri” frequency rank
- 6889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Juan | júri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | João | cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível |
Where the eye mixes Juan and júri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Juan (CVVC) and júri (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Juan vs júri
A purely visual mix-up. Juan (/'xwan/) and júri (/ˈʒu.ɾi/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6889, 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/. júri is at rank #3,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/.
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 6889, this pair ranks #67,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Juan vs júri
Shared letters: j. Private to "Juan": anu. Private to "júri": irú.
"Juan" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Juan ← jaun · jjuan · juann · juna · ujan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Juan" and "júri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Juan" or "júri" show up more?
What to do next
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 "júri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Juan" and "júri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junio vs júri". 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 #67,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.