Which to use
“junto” and “justo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #521
- “junto” frequency rank
- #2,195
- “justo” frequency rank
- 2716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | junto | justo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unido, ligado | que age com justiça |
Letter map: junto vs justo
Shared letters muted; letters that set junto and justo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on junto vs justo
junto and justo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “junto” becomes s in “justo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
junto is recorded at frequency rank #521, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũ.tu/. justo is at rank #2,195, tagged as anadj.
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 2716, this pair ranks #72,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of junto vs justo
Shared letters: jotu. Private to "junto": n. Private to "justo": s.
"junto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "justo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "junto" for "justo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "junto" vs "justo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "junto" and "justo".
- Full dictionary entry for "junto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "justo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "junto" and "justo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs justo". 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 #72,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.