Which to use
“juízo” and “junio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,740
- “juízo” frequency rank
- #42,069
- “junio” frequency rank
- 46809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juízo | junio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | julgamento | junho |
Where the eye mixes juízo and junio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between juízo and junio
A purely visual mix-up. juízo (/ˈʒwi.zu/) and junio (/ˈxu.njo/) 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 46809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juízo is recorded at frequency rank #4,740, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒwi.zu/. junio is at rank #42,069, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈxu.njo/.
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 46809, this pair ranks #18,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of juízo vs junio
Shared letters: jou. Private to "juízo": zí. Private to "junio": in.
"juízo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "junio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- junio ← jjunio · jnuio · juino · junnio · junoi · ujnio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "juízo" and "junio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "juízo" or "junio" show up more?
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 "juízo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juízo" and "junio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco 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 #18,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.