juízovsjustoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: juízo is a noun, justo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juízo and justo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
juízo
5 ch
justo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": . Private to "justo": st.

"juízo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "justo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • justojjusto · jsuto · jusot · jussto · justto · jutso · ujsto

Frequency comparison

juízo#4,740
justo#2,195

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juízo" and "justo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "juízo" is a noun and "justo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "juízo" or "justo"?
"justo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,195 in our Portuguese list, against #4,740 for "juízo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering juízo vs justo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “juízo”; for an adjective, it's “justo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juízo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list