juilvsJulyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: juil is a noun, July is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“juil” is a noun and “July” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,006
“juil” frequency rank
#31,571
“July” frequency rank
60577
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juil July
Definition Juillet. Juillet.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set juil and July apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
juil
4 ch
July

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: juil is anoun and Julyaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juil is recorded at frequency rank #29,006, classified as anoun. July is at rank #31,571, tagged as aname, pronounced \dʒuˈlaɪ\.

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 60577, this pair ranks #96,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of juil vs July

Shared letters: jlu. Private to "juil": i. Private to "July": y.

"juil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juiljiul · jjuil · juill · juli · ujil
  • Julyjjuly · jluy · jully · julyy · juyl · ujly

Frequency comparison

juil#29,006
July#31,571

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "juil" and "July" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "juil" is a noun and "July" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "juil" or "July"?
"juil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,006 in our French list, against #31,571 for "July". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering juil vs July

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “juil”; for a name, it's “July”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “juil” 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