Which to use
“juin” is a noun and “July” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #464
- “juin” frequency rank
- #31,571
- “July” frequency rank
- 32035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juin | July |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sixième mois de l’année du calendrier grégorien, qui compte 30 jours. | Juillet. |
Where the eye mixes juin and July
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between juin and July
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: juin is \ʒɥɛ̃\ while July is \dʒuˈlaɪ\. 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 (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juin is recorded at frequency rank #464, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒɥɛ̃\. 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 32035, this pair ranks #299,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of juin vs July
Shared letters: ju. Private to "juin": in. Private to "July": ly.
"juin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "juin" for "July" ever safe?
Which is more common, "juin" or "July"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "juin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "July" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juin" and "July" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juju vs July". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #299,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.