Juliet

/ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/

//ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt// name

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"juliet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Juliet” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,182
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-juliet · Juliet · English

Juliet · rank #13,182 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,182
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jewels

Nearest frequency peer: jewels (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Juliet”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Juliet” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Juliet vs julio
50% similar
Juliet vs Julius
67% similar
Juliet vs jurist
50% similar

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

Key facts for Juliet
PropertyValue
HeadwordJuliet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,182
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Juliet”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Julietlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “jewels” (#13,181), “Karachi” (#13,183), “jasper” (#13,180). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Juliet” is #13,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Juliet (IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,182 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Juliet, with forms such as "jjuliet", "jluiet", and "juilet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "julio", "Julius", "jurist", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette. The correct English form is Juliet, spelled J-U-L-I-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.
  2. 2
    One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
  3. 3
    A woman who is or is with a great lover.
  4. 4
    By analogy with the Shakespeare character, a woman who is in love with a man from a family, party, or country opposing that of her own.
  5. 5
    The sixth moon of the planet Uranus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Juliet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "All I ask," she says, fitting the cigarette into a holder, "is that you don't call me Juli-et. I cannot abide Juli-et. It maddens me!" "Yes, ma'am." "Here, we say Joolyut. Joolyut. Joolyut. Say it for me."
  2. For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.

This word in other languages

Julieta(Español)Juliette(Français)Julia(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjuliet
  • jluiet
  • juilet
  • juleit
  • juliett
  • julite
  • julliet
  • ujliet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Juliet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjuliet1jluiet2juilet2juleit2juliett1julite2julliet1ujliet2
Edit distance from "Juliet"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Juliet"?
"Juliet" is spelled J-U-L-I-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/.
What does "Juliet" mean?
As a proper noun, "Juliet" means: A female given name from Latin.
What words are commonly confused with "Juliet"?
"Juliet" is commonly confused with "julio", "Julius", "jurist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Juliet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Juliet" is /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Juliet"?
Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jewels#13,181jasper#13,180jailed#13,179lumber#13,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fluffy8 variantsdrills8 variantsSacks8 variantssloppy8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list