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“jugo” and “junho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,227
- “jugo” frequency rank
- #492
- “junho” frequency rank
- 30719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jugo | junho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | canga | sexto mês do ano civil |
Where the eye mixes jugo and junho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jugo vs junho
A purely visual mix-up. jugo (/ˈʒu.ɡu/) and junho (/ˈʒu.ɲu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jugo is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɡu/. junho is at rank #492, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɲu/.
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 30719, this pair ranks #37,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jugo vs junho
Shared letters: jou. Private to "jugo": g. Private to "junho": hn.
"jugo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "junho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jugo" and "junho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "jugo" or "junho" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jugo" and "junho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jugo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jugo" and "junho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jugo 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 #37,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.