July

/d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/

//d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ// name

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"july" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“July” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #696. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#696
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

Corpus desk

Index EN-july · July · English

July · rank #696 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #696
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH interest

Nearest frequency peer: interest (-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 “July”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “July” 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).

July vs jun
25% similar
July vs jus
25% similar
July vs just
25% similar

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

Key facts for July
PropertyValue
HeadwordJuly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#696
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “July”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Julylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “interest” (#695), “king” (#697), “guess” (#694). Among 796 “J” headwords, “July” is #696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around July (IPA /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #696 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for July, with forms such as "jjuly", "jluy", and "jully". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jun", "jus", "just", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month),… The correct English form is July, spelled J-U-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.
  2. 2
    A female given name from English.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Holonyms: calendar year; year
  2. From July 2025, the income assessment method for young couples buying BTO flats will be tweaked.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July 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".

This word in other languages

julio(Español)juillet(Français)Juli(Deutsch)julho(Português)

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 - 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.

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 English 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 proper noun, "July" means: The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.
What words are commonly confused with "July"?
"July" is commonly confused with "jun", "jus", "just". 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 is the origin of the word "July"?
Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar... 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 "July", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

king#697gone#693gold#692bank#705

Similar misspelling depth

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

alone6 variantswish6 variantssorry6 variantsmovie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list