July

[d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]

/[d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]/ noun

The verdict

“July” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,470
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - siebter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juli

Corpus desk

Index DE-july · July · German

July · rank #26,470 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,470
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jule

Nearest frequency peer: Jule (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „July“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „July“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

July vs jus
25% similar
July vs Jux
50% similar
July vs Juni
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for July
PropertyValue
HeadwordJuly
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,470
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „July“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Julyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jule“ (#26,469), „Jahrtausenden“ (#26,468), „Kapellen“ (#26,472). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „July“ bei #26,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around July (IPA [d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,470 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "siebter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juli".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for July, with forms such as "jjuly", "jluy", and "jully". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "Jux", "Juni", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is July, spelled J-U-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    siebter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juli

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjuly
  • jluy
  • jully
  • julyy
  • juyl
  • ujly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of July - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjuly1jluy2jully1julyy1juyl2ujly2
Edit distance from "July"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "July"?
"July" is spelled J-U-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ].
What does "July" mean?
As a noun, "July" means: siebter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Juli
What words are commonly confused with "July"?
"July" is commonly confused with "jus", "Jux", "Juni". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "July"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "July" is [d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "July" come from?
"July" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "July", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list