JulesvsjulioTell them apart

Which to use

“Jules” and “julio” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,175
“Jules” frequency rank
#24,792
“julio” frequency rank
37967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Jules julio
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Jule siebter Monat des Jahres zwischen Juni und August; Juli

Letter map: Jules vs julio

Shared letters muted; letters that set Jules and julio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Jules (CVCVC) and julio (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Jules
5 ch
julio

Pair insight - Jules / julio

Jules and julio are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Jules is recorded at frequency rank #13,175, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːləs]. julio is at rank #24,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 37967, this pair ranks #1,576,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Jules vs julio

Shared letters: jlu. Private to "Jules": es. Private to "julio": io.

"Jules" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "julio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Jules ← jjules · jlues · juels · juless · julles · julse · ujles
  • julio ← jjulio · jluio · juilo · jullio · juloi · ujlio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Jules" for "julio" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Jules" vs "julio" - which ranks higher?
"Jules" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,175 in our German list, against #24,792 for "julio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Jules" vs "julio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Jules" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "julio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,576,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Jules" and "julio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "julio vs puzzles". 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 #1,576,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list