JulivsJuryWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#684
“Juli” frequency rank
#5,611
“Jury” frequency rank
6295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Juli Jury
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Where the eye mixes Juli and Jury

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Juli
4 ch
Jury

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Juli ([ˈjuːli]) and Jury ([ˈʒyːʁi]) 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 6295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Juli is recorded at frequency rank #684, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːli]. Jury is at rank #5,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʒyːʁi].

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 6295, this pair ranks #1,992,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Juli vs Jury

Shared letters: ju. Private to "Juli": il. Private to "Jury": ry.

"Juli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Jury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Julijjuli · jlui · juil · julli · ujli
  • Juryjjury · jruy · jurry · juryy · juyr · ujry

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Juli" and "Jury" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjuːli] versus [ˈʒyːʁi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Juli" or "Jury"?
"Juli" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #684 in our German list, against #5,611 for "Jury". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Juli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Jury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,992,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Juli" and "Jury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juror vs Jury". 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