Which to use
“junção” and “junho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,540
- “junção” frequency rank
- #492
- “junho” frequency rank
- 14032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | junção | junho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de juntar | sexto mês do ano civil |
Where the eye mixes junção and junho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. junção runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against junho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between junção and junho
A purely visual mix-up. junção (/ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and junho (/ˈʒu.ɲu/) 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 14032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
junção is recorded at frequency rank #13,540, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. junho is at rank #492, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.ɲu/.
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 14032, this pair ranks #58,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of junção vs junho
Shared letters: jnou. Private to "junção": ãç. Private to "junho": h.
"junção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "junho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- junho ← jjunho · jnuho · juhno · junhho · junnho · junoh · ujnho
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "junção" and "junho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "junção" vs "junho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "junção" and "junho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "junção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "junção" and "junho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junção 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 #58,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.