Which to use
“juro” is a noun and “justo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,101
- “juro” frequency rank
- #2,195
- “justo” frequency rank
- 4296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juro | justo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quantia que se paga, além do principal, pelo empréstimo de dinheiro | que age com justiça |
Letter map: juro vs justo
Shared letters muted; letters that set juro and justo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - juro and justo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: juro is anoun and justoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juro is recorded at frequency rank #2,101, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾu/. 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 4296, this pair ranks #70,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of juro vs justo
Shared letters: jou. Private to "juro": r. Private to "justo": st.
"juro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "justo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juro" for "justo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "juro" or "justo"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "juro" and "justo".
- Full dictionary entry for "juro" 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 #70,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juro" 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 #70,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.