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

#6,778
“julio” frequency rank
#3,999
“júri” frequency rank
10777
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature julio júri
Definition julho cidadãos, convocados em nome da lei, para julgamento de uma causa criminal ou cível

Where the eye mixes julio and júri

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. julio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against júri's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
julio
4 ch
júri

Look-alike desk: julio vs júri

A purely visual mix-up. julio (/ˈxu.ljo/) and júri (/ˈʒu.ɾi/) 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 10777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

julio is recorded at frequency rank #6,778, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈxu.ljo/. júri is at rank #3,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾi/.

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 10777, this pair ranks #62,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of julio vs júri

Shared letters: ij. Private to "julio": lou. Private to "júri": rú.

"julio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "júri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • julio ← jjulio · jluio · juilo · jullio · juloi · ujlio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "julio" and "júri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈxu.ljo/ versus /ˈʒu.ɾi/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "julio" or "júri"?
"júri" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,999 in our Portuguese list, against #6,778 for "julio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "julio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "júri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "julio" and "júri" 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 #62,243 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