Which to use
“juízo” is a noun and “justo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,740
- “juízo” frequency rank
- #2,195
- “justo” frequency rank
- 6935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juízo | justo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | julgamento | que age com justiça |
Letter map: juízo vs justo
Shared letters muted; letters that set juízo and justo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. juízo (CVVCV) and justo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: juízo vs justo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: juízo is anoun and justoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juízo is recorded at frequency rank #4,740, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒwi.zu/. justo is at rank #2,195, tagged as anadj.
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 6935, this pair ranks #67,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juízo vs justo
Shared letters: jou. Private to "juízo": zí. Private to "justo": st.
"juízo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "justo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- justo ← jjusto · jsuto · jusot · jussto · justto · jutso · ujsto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "juízo" and "justo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "juízo" vs "justo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "juízo" and "justo".
- Full dictionary entry for "juízo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "justo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juízo" and "justo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juízo 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 #67,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.