JulivsjunioTell them apart

Which to use

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

#39,220
“Juli” frequency rank
#42,069
“junio” frequency rank
81289
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Juli junio
Definition julho; sétimo mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias junho

Where the eye mixes Juli and junio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Juli
5 ch
junio

Visual trap between Juli and junio

A purely visual mix-up. Juli (/ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81289, 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 ?). 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 81289, this pair ranks #1,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Juli vs junio

Shared letters: iju. Private to "Juli": l. Private to "junio": no.

"Juli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "junio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Julijjuli · jlui · juil · julli · ujli
  • juniojjunio · jnuio · juino · junnio · junoi · ujnio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Juli" and "junio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈjuːli/ ouvir^(fonte ?) versus /ˈxu.njo/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Juli" or "junio"?
"Juli" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,220 in our Portuguese list, against #42,069 for "junio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Juli" 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 #1,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Juli" 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 #1,192 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