Which to use
“jump” and “júri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,320
- “jump” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “júri” frequency rank
- 21319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jump | júri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | salto, pulo | cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível |
Where the eye mixes jump and júri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. jump (CVCC) and júri (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between jump and júri
A purely visual mix-up. jump (/dʒʌmp/) 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 21319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jump is recorded at frequency rank #17,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /dʒʌmp/. 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 21319, this pair ranks #48,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jump vs júri
Shared letters: j. Private to "jump": mpu. Private to "júri": irú.
"jump" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jump ← jjump · jmup · jummp · jumpp · jupm · ujmp
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jump" for "júri" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "jump" or "júri" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jump" 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 #48,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jump" and "júri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Juli vs jump". 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 #48,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.