julhovsjunhoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#603
“julho” frequency rank
#492
“junho” frequency rank
1095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature julho junho
Definition sétimo mês do ano civil sexto mês do ano civil

Where the eye mixes julho and junho

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
julho
5 ch
junho

Visual trap between julho and junho

A purely visual mix-up. julho (/ˈʒu.ʎu/) 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 a single letter - l in “julho” becomes n in “junho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1095, 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/. 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 1095, this pair ranks #74,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of julho vs junho

Shared letters: hjou. Private to "julho": l. Private to "junho": n.

"julho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "junho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • julhojjulho · jluho · juhlo · julhho · jullho · juloh · ujlho
  • junhojjunho · jnuho · juhno · junhho · junnho · junoh · ujnho

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "julho" and "junho" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈʒu.ʎu/ versus /ˈʒu.ɲu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "julho" vs "junho" - which ranks higher?
"junho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #492 in our Portuguese list, against #603 for "julho". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "julho" 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 #74,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "julho" and "junho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "julho 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 #74,528 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