JulivsJulyWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#684
“Juli” frequency rank
#26,470
“July” frequency rank
27154
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Juli July
Definition der siebte Monat im Jahr siebter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juli

Where the eye mixes Juli and July

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Juli
4 ch
July

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Juli ([ˈjuːli]) and July ([d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - i in “Juli” becomes y in “July”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Juli is recorded at frequency rank #684, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːli]. July is at rank #26,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ].

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 27154, this pair ranks #1,806,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Juli vs July

Shared letters: jlu. Private to "Juli": i. Private to "July": y.

"Juli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Julijjuli · jlui · juil · julli · ujli
  • Julyjjuly · jluy · jully · julyy · juyl · ujly

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Juli" and "July" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːli] versus [d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Juli" or "July"?
"Juli" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #684 in our German list, against #26,470 for "July". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Juli" and "July". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Juli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "July" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,806,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Juli" and "July" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "July vs Jute". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list