January

/ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“January” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,708
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Janeiro, primeiro mês do ano pelo calendário gregoriano, sucedendo Dezembro e antecedendo Fevereiro:

Corpus desk

Index PT-january · January · Portuguese

January · rank #23,708 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,708
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH IPHAN

Nearest frequency peer: IPHAN (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “January”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “January” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

January vs jantar
57% similar
January vs jaguar
57% similar

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

Key facts for January
PropertyValue
HeadwordJanuary
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,708
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “January”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Januarycai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “IPHAN” (#23,705), “joãozinho” (#23,711), “insustentável” (#23,701). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “January” fica em #23,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around January (IPA /ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,708 among 196 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Janeiro, primeiro mês do ano pelo calendário gregoriano, sucedendo Dezembro e antecedendo Fevereiro:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for January, with forms such as "ajnuary", "janaury", and "jannuary". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "jantar", "jaguar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is January, spelled J-A-N-U-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Janeiro, primeiro mês do ano pelo calendário gregoriano, sucedendo Dezembro e antecedendo Fevereiro:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how January appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There are 31 days in January.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajnuary
  • janaury
  • jannuary
  • januarry
  • januaryy
  • januayr
  • januray
  • jaunary
  • jjanuary
  • jnauary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of January - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajnuary2janaury2jannuary1januarry1januaryy1januayr2januray2jaunary2
Edit distance from "January"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "January"?
"January" is spelled J-A-N-U-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "January" mean?
As a noun, "January" means: Janeiro, primeiro mês do ano pelo calendário gregoriano, sucedendo Dezembro e antecedendo Fevereiro:
What words are commonly confused with "January"?
"January" is commonly confused with "jantar", "jaguar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "January"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "January" is /ˈdʒæ.nju.ˌɛ.ɹi/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "January" come from?
"January" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

macacão#23,720malícia#23,722maxilar#23,726genital#23,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ferozes10 variantssecreção10 variantsseveros10 variantssífilis10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list