juntasvsjuntoWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
juntas
5 ch
junto

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

  • juntas ← jjuntas · jnutas · junats · junntas · juntass · juntsa · junttas · jutnas
  • junto ← jjunto · jnuto · junnto · junot · juntto · jutno · ujnto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juntas" for "junto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/ versus /ˈʒũ.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "juntas" vs "junto" - which ranks higher?
"junto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #521 in our Portuguese list, against #3,211 for "juntas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list