judovsJulyConfusable pair

Which to use

“judo” and “July” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,424
“judo” frequency rank
#18,094
“July” frequency rank
49518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature judo July
Definition o mesmo que judô julho

Where the eye mixes judo and July

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. judo and July follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
judo
4 ch
July

Look-alike desk: judo vs July

A purely visual mix-up. judo (/ˈʒu.du/) and July (/dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ 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 49518, 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/. July is at rank #18,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ 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 49518, this pair ranks #15,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of judo vs July

Shared letters: ju. Private to "judo": do. Private to "July": ly.

"judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • judo ← jduo · jjudo · juddo · juod · ujdo
  • July ← jjuly · jluy · jully · julyy · juyl · ujly

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "judo" and "July" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈʒu.du/ versus /dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "judo" vs "July" - which ranks higher?
"July" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,094 in our Portuguese list, against #31,424 for "judo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "judo" and "July" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "judo" 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 #15,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "judo" and "July" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judo vs junco". 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 #15,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list