Which to use
“juntar” is a verb and “juntas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,582
- “juntar” frequency rank
- #3,211
- “juntas” frequency rank
- 5793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juntar | juntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alisar com a junteira as tábuas a sobrepor | forma feminina plural de junto: |
Where the eye mixes juntar and juntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. juntar and juntas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between juntar and juntas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juntar is /ʒũ.ˈtaɾ/ while juntas is /ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “juntar” becomes s in “juntas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juntar is recorded at frequency rank #2,582, classified as averb, pronounced /ʒũ.ˈtaɾ/. juntas is at rank #3,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/.
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 5793, this pair ranks #68,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juntar vs juntas
Shared letters: ajntu. Private to "juntar": r. Private to "juntas": s.
"juntar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "juntas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juntar" for "juntas" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "juntar" or "juntas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "juntar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juntar" and "juntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntar 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 #68,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.