Which to use
“judo” and “Juli” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,424
- “judo” frequency rank
- #39,220
- “Juli” frequency rank
- 70644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judo | Juli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que judô | julho; sétimo mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias |
Where the eye mixes judo and Juli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. judo and Juli follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: judo vs Juli
A purely visual mix-up. judo (/ˈʒu.du/) and Juli (/ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
judo is recorded at frequency rank #31,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.du/. Juli is at rank #39,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 70644, this pair ranks #3,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of judo vs Juli
Shared letters: ju. Private to "judo": do. Private to "Juli": il.
"judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Juli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "judo" for "Juli" ever safe?
Which is more common, "judo" or "Juli"?
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 "judo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Juli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judo" and "Juli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Juli vs junio". 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 #3,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.