jaillitvsjuilletWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jaillit is a verb, juillet is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jaillit” is a verb and “juillet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,454
“jaillit” frequency rank
#508
“juillet” frequency rank
32962
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jaillit juillet
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de jaillir. Septième mois de l’année. Il compte trente-et-un jours.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set jaillit and juillet apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
jaillit
7 ch
juillet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jaillit is \ʒa.ji\ while juillet is \ʒɥi.jɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jaillit is recorded at frequency rank #32,454, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒa.ji\. juillet is at rank #508, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒɥi.jɛ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 32962, this pair ranks #293,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jaillit vs juillet

Shared letters: ijlt. Private to "jaillit": a. Private to "juillet": eu.

"jaillit" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "juillet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jaillitajillit · jaililt · jailit · jaillitt · jaillti · jalilit · jiallit · jjaillit
  • juilletjiullet · jjuillet · juilelt · juilet · juillett · juillte · julilet · ujillet

Frequency comparison

jaillit#32,454
juillet#508

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jaillit" and "juillet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jaillit" is a verb and "juillet" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jaillit" or "juillet"?
"juillet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #508 in our French list, against #32,454 for "jaillit". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering jaillit vs juillet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “jaillit”; for a noun, it's “juillet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “jaillit” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list