Which to use
“julho” and “julio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #603
- “julho” frequency rank
- #6,778
- “julio” frequency rank
- 7381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | julho | julio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sétimo mês do ano civil | julho |
Where the eye mixes julho and julio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between julho and julio
A purely visual mix-up. julho (/ˈʒu.ʎu/) and julio (/ˈxu.ljo/) 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 a single letter - h in “julho” becomes i in “julio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
julho is recorded at frequency rank #603, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ʎu/. julio is at rank #6,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈxu.ljo/.
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 7381, this pair ranks #66,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of julho vs julio
Shared letters: jlou. Private to "julho": h. Private to "julio": i.
"julho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "julio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "julho" and "julio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "julho" or "julio" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "julho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "julio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "julho" and "julio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "julio 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 #66,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.