Which to use
“jurado” is a noun and “jurar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,536
- “jurado” frequency rank
- #22,365
- “jurar” frequency rank
- 38901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurado | jurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que participa de um júri | fazer uma declaração ou afirmação solene em nome de algum ser ou objeto sagrado, como uma divindade ou a Bíblia |
Letter map: jurado vs jurar
Shared letters muted; letters that set jurado and jurar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - jurado and jurar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: jurado is anoun and juraraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jurado is recorded at frequency rank #16,536, classified as anoun. jurar is at rank #22,365, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 38901, this pair ranks #27,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jurado vs jurar
Shared letters: ajru. Private to "jurado": do. Private to "jurar": -.
"jurado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "jurar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jurado" for "jurar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "jurado" or "jurar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "jurado" and "jurar".
- Full dictionary entry for "jurado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurado" and "jurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jorrar 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 #27,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.