justavsjustoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: justa is a noun, justo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“justa” is a noun and “justo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,016
“justa” frequency rank
#2,195
“justo” frequency rank
7211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature justa justo
Definition combate entre dois cavaleiros armados de lança que age com justiça

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set justa and justo apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
justa
5 ch
justo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: justa is anoun and justoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “justa” becomes o in “justo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

justa is recorded at frequency rank #5,016, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒuʃ.tɐ/. 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 7211, this pair ranks #66,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of justa vs justo

Shared letters: jstu. Private to "justa": a. Private to "justo": o.

"justa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "justo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • justajjusta · jsuta · jusat · jussta · justta · jutsa · ujsta
  • justojjusto · jsuto · jusot · jussto · justto · jutso · ujsto

Frequency comparison

justa#5,016
justo#2,195

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "justa" and "justo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "justa" is a noun and "justo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "justa" or "justo"?
"justo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,195 in our Portuguese list, against #5,016 for "justa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering justa vs justo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “justa”; for an adjective, it's “justo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “justa” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list