Which to use
“jurar” is a verb and “júri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,365
- “jurar” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “júri” frequency rank
- 26364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jurar | júri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer uma declaração ou afirmação solene em nome de algum ser ou objeto sagrado, como uma divindade ou a Bíblia | cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível |
Where the eye mixes jurar and júri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. jurar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against júri's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: jurar vs júri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jurar is /ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/ while júri is /ˈʒu.ɾi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jurar is recorded at frequency rank #22,365, classified as averb, pronounced /ʒu.ˈɾaɾ/. júri is at rank #3,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/.
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 26364, this pair ranks #42,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jurar vs júri
Shared letters: jr. Private to "jurar": au. Private to "júri": iú.
"jurar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jurar ← jjurar · jruar · juarr · jurarr · jurrar · ujrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jurar" and "júri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jurar" vs "júri" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jurar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "júri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jurar" and "júri" 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 #42,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.