July
Ju·ly/d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/proper noun
July is spelled J-U-L-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables (Ju·ly). It appears 148 times per million words in written English, the 697th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, July means “The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in July?
| Letters | 4: J-U-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Ju·ly |
| In writing | 148 times per million words; the 697th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is July?
July appears 148 times per million words in written English, the 697th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce July?
- UK /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/
- UK /d͡ʒuˈlaɪ/
- UK /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/
July has 2 syllables, split Ju·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-July.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with July?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as July from its last stressed vowel (/aɪ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of July
- Jul
- Jul.
- JUL
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does July mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
- 2
A female given name from English.
- 3
A surname from French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
July in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense seventh month of the Gregorian calendar:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does July come from?
From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).