juillet

\ʒɥi.jɛ\

/\ʒɥi.jɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“juillet” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #508 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#508
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Septième mois de l’année. Il compte trente-et-un jours.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

juillet vs Juliet
57% similar
juillet vs jaillit
71% similar

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

Key facts for juillet
PropertyValue
Headwordjuillet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɥi.jɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#508
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “juillet” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for juillet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒɥi.jɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #508 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Septième mois de l’année. Il compte trente-et-un jours.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for juillet, with forms such as "jiullet", "jjuillet", and "juilelt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Juliet", "jaillit", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is juillet, spelled J-U-I-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Septième mois de l’année. Il compte trente-et-un jours.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jiullet,jjuillet,juilelt,juilet,juillett,juillte,julilet,ujillet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of juillet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jiullet2jjuillet1juilelt2juilet1juillett1juillte2julilet2ujillet2
Edit distance from "juillet"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "juillet"?
"juillet" is spelled J-U-I-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɥi.jɛ\.
What does "juillet" mean?
As a noun, "juillet" means: Septième mois de l’année. Il compte trente-et-un jours.
What words are commonly confused with "juillet"?
"juillet" is commonly confused with "Juliet", "jaillit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "juillet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juillet" is \ʒɥi.jɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juillet" come from?
"juillet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “juillet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-I-L-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒɥi.jɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Juliet” - see the side-by-side comparison. juillet vs Juliet
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list