Which to use
“juntas” and “junto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,211
- “juntas” frequency rank
- #521
- “junto” frequency rank
- 3732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juntas | junto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina plural de junto: | unido, ligado |
Where the eye mixes juntas and junto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. juntas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against junto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses juntas with junto
A purely visual mix-up. juntas (/ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/) and junto (/ˈʒũ.tu/) 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 3732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juntas is recorded at frequency rank #3,211, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/. junto is at rank #521, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũ.tu/.
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 3732, this pair ranks #71,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juntas vs junto
Shared letters: jntu. Private to "juntas": as. Private to "junto": o.
"juntas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "junto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juntas" for "junto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "juntas" vs "junto" - which ranks higher?
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 "juntas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juntas" and "junto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs junto". 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 #71,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.