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

#18,094
“July” frequency rank
#10,550
“June” frequency rank
28644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature July June
Definition julho junho

Where the eye mixes July and June

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. July and June follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
July
4 ch
June

Look-alike desk: July vs June

A purely visual mix-up. July (/dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and June (/d͡ʒuːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 28644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

July is recorded at frequency rank #18,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?). June is at rank #10,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒuːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 28644, this pair ranks #40,163 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of July vs June

Shared letters: ju. Private to "July": ly. Private to "June": en.

"July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "June" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • July ← jjuly · jluy · jully · julyy · juyl · ujly
  • June ← jjune · jnue · juen · junne · ujne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "July" for "June" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) versus /d͡ʒuːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "July" or "June"?
"June" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,550 in our Portuguese list, against #18,094 for "July". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "July" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "June" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,163 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "July" and "June" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junco vs June". 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 #40,163 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