# Juliet

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/ · frequency rank #13,182

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
3. A woman who is or is with a great lover.
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. The sixth moon of the planet Uranus.

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

## Easily confused with
- **julio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juliet-vs-julio)
- **Julius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juliet-vs-julius)
- **jurist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juliet-vs-jurist)
- **Julia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-juliet)
- **Julie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julie-vs-juliet)
- **Jules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jules-vs-juliet)
- **Jolie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jolie-vs-juliet)
- **Julian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julian-vs-juliet)
- **Julien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julien-vs-juliet)
- **Joliet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joliet-vs-juliet)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jjuliet`, `jluiet`, `juilet`, `juleit`, `juliett`, `julite`, `julliet`, `ujliet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/juliet