Which to use
“jugo” and “júri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,227
- “jugo” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “júri” frequency rank
- 34226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugo | júri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | canga | cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível |
Where the eye mixes jugo and júri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. jugo and júri follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses jugo with júri
A purely visual mix-up. jugo (/ˈʒu.ɡu/) 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 34226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugo is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɡu/. 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 34226, this pair ranks #33,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugo vs júri
Shared letters: j. Private to "jugo": gou. Private to "júri": irú.
"jugo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jugo ← jguo · jjugo · juggo · juog · ujgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jugo" for "júri" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jugo" or "júri"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jugo" and "júri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugo" 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 #33,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugo" and "júri" 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 #33,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.