Which to use
“julgar” and “jurar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,076
- “julgar” frequency rank
- #22,365
- “jurar” frequency rank
- 26441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | julgar | jurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emitir juízo | fazer uma declaração ou afirmação solene em nome de algum ser ou objeto sagrado, como uma divindade ou a Bíblia |
Where the eye mixes julgar and jurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. julgar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against jurar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses julgar with jurar
A purely visual mix-up. julgar (/ʒuɫ.ˈɡaɾ/) and jurar (/ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26441, 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/. jurar is at rank #22,365, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 26441, this pair ranks #42,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of julgar vs jurar
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "julgar": gl. Private to "jurar": -.
"julgar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "jurar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "julgar" and "jurar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "julgar" or "jurar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "julgar" and "jurar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "julgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "julgar" and "jurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jorrar 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 #42,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.