julho vs July, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#603
“julho” frequency rank: #18,094
“July” frequency rank: 18697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	julho	July
Definition	sétimo mês do ano civil	julho

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set julho and July apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

julho

4 ch

July

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. julho (/ˈʒu.ʎu/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18697, 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/. 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 18697, this pair ranks #52,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of julho vs July

Shared letters: jlu. Private to "julho": ho. Private to "July": y.

"julho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

julho ← jjulho · jluho · juhlo · julhho · jullho · juloh · ujlho
July ← jjuly · jluy · jully · julyy · juyl · ujly

Frequency comparison

julho#603

July#18,094

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "julho" and "July" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈʒu.ʎu/ versus /dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "julho" or "July"?

"julho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #603 in our Portuguese list, against #18,094 for "July". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering julho vs July

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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