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Which to use

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

#39,220
“Juli” frequency rank
#17,320
“jump” frequency rank
56540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Juli jump
Definition julho; sétimo mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias salto, pulo

Where the eye mixes Juli and jump

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Juli
4 ch
jump

Visual trap between Juli and jump

A purely visual mix-up. Juli (/ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and jump (/dʒʌmp/) 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 56540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Juli is recorded at frequency rank #39,220, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?). jump is at rank #17,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒʌmp/.

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 56540, this pair ranks #9,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Juli vs jump

Shared letters: ju. Private to "Juli": il. Private to "jump": mp.

"Juli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "jump" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Julijjuli · jlui · juil · julli · ujli
  • jumpjjump · jmup · jummp · jumpp · jupm · ujmp

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Juli" for "jump" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?) versus /dʒʌmp/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Juli" vs "jump" - which ranks higher?
"jump" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,320 in our Portuguese list, against #39,220 for "Juli". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Juli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jump" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Juli" and "jump" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Juli 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 #9,900 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