Which to use
“July” is a noun and “jura” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,094
- “July” frequency rank
- #8,916
- “jura” frequency rank
- 27010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | July | jura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | julho | expressa com tom indagativo o desejo de que haja confirmação por reafirmação |
Where the eye mixes July and jura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. July and jura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between July and jura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: July is /dʒʊ.ˈlaɪ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while jura is /ˈʒu.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27010, 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 ?). jura is at rank #8,916, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɾɐ/.
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 27010, this pair ranks #42,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of July vs jura
Shared letters: ju. Private to "July": ly. Private to "jura": ar.
"July" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "July" and "jura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "July" or "jura" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "July" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "July" and "jura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Juli vs July". 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 #42,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.