jul

[ˈjuːˀl]

/[ˈjuːˀl]/ noun

The verdict

“jul” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #19,776) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#19,776
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Navidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jul · jul · Spanish

jul · rank #19,776 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,776
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Josef

Nearest frequency peer: Josef (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “jul”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “jul” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

jul vs jus
67% similar
jul vs juro
50% similar
jul vs just
50% similar

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

Key facts for jul
PropertyValue
Headwordjul
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːˀl]
Letters3
Frequency rank#19,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “jul”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).julcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Josef” (#19,775), “juntando” (#19,777), “jardinero” (#19,774). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jul” va en #19,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jul is neighbouring look-alikes ("jus", "juro", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈjuːˀl]. Frequency #19,776 among 645 “J” headwords. Gloss: "Navidad.".

jul has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jus", "juro", "just", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is jul, spelled J-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Navidad.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jul"?
"jul" is spelled J-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːˀl].
What does "jul" mean?
As a noun, "jul" means: Navidad.
What words are commonly confused with "jul"?
"jul" is commonly confused with "jus", "juro", "just". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jul" is [ˈjuːˀl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jul" come from?
"jul" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list