Which to use
“julgar” and “juntar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,076
- “julgar” frequency rank
- #2,582
- “juntar” frequency rank
- 6658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | julgar | juntar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emitir juízo | alisar com a junteira as tábuas a sobrepor |
Where the eye mixes julgar and juntar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. julgar and juntar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: julgar vs juntar
A purely visual mix-up. julgar (/ʒuɫ.ˈɡaɾ/) and juntar (/ʒũ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 6658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
julgar is recorded at frequency rank #4,076, classified as averb, pronounced /ʒuɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. juntar is at rank #2,582, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒũ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 6658, this pair ranks #67,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of julgar vs juntar
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "julgar": gl. Private to "juntar": nt.
"julgar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "juntar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "julgar" and "juntar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "julgar" vs "juntar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "julgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juntar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "julgar" and "juntar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "julgar vs jurar". 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 #67,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.