Which to use
“júri” and “juro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,999
- “júri” frequency rank
- #2,101
- “juro” frequency rank
- 6100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | júri | juro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível | quantia que se paga, além do principal, pelo empréstimo de dinheiro |
Where the eye mixes júri and juro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. júri and juro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: júri vs juro
A purely visual mix-up. júri (/ˈʒu.ɾi/) and juro (/ˈʒu.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
júri is recorded at frequency rank #3,999, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/. juro is at rank #2,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾu/.
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 6100, this pair ranks #68,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of júri vs juro
Shared letters: jr. Private to "júri": iú. Private to "juro": ou.
"júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "juro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- juro ← jjuro · jruo · juor · jurro · ujro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "júri" and "juro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "júri" or "juro"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "júri" and "juro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "júri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "júri" and "juro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs juro". 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 #68,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.