juliovsjuroWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#6,778
“julio” frequency rank
#2,101
“juro” frequency rank
8879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature julio juro
Definition julho quantia que se paga, além do principal, pelo empréstimo de dinheiro

Where the eye mixes julio and juro

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

5 ch
julio
4 ch
juro

Look-alike desk: julio vs juro

A purely visual mix-up. julio (/ˈxu.ljo/) and juro (/ˈʒu.ɾu/) 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 8879, 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/. juro is at rank #2,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾu/.

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 8879, this pair ranks #64,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of julio vs juro

Shared letters: jou. Private to "julio": il. Private to "juro": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juliojjulio · jluio · juilo · jullio · juloi · ujlio
  • jurojjuro · jruo · juor · jurro · ujro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "julio" and "juro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈxu.ljo/ versus /ˈʒu.ɾu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "julio" vs "juro" - which ranks higher?
"juro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,101 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "julio" and "juro" 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 "juro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "julio" and "juro" 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 #64,745 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