jumpvsjuroTell them apart

Which to use

“jump” and “juro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,320
“jump” frequency rank
#2,101
“juro” frequency rank
19421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jump juro
Definition salto, pulo quantia que se paga, além do principal, pelo empréstimo de dinheiro

Where the eye mixes jump and juro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jump (CVCC) and juro (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
jump
4 ch
juro

Why the eye confuses jump with juro

A purely visual mix-up. jump (/dʒʌmp/) and juro (/ˈʒu.ɾu/) 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 19421, 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/. juro is at rank #2,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾu/.

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 19421, this pair ranks #51,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jump vs juro

Shared letters: ju. Private to "jump": mp. Private to "juro": or.

"jump" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "juro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jump ← jjump · jmup · jummp · jumpp · jupm · ujmp
  • juro ← jjuro · jruo · juor · jurro · ujro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jump" and "juro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/dʒʌmp/ versus /ˈʒu.ɾu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jump" or "juro"?
"juro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,101 in our Portuguese list, against #17,320 for "jump". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "jump" and "juro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jump" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jump" and "juro" 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 #51,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list