Which to use
“hour” and “hub” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,613
- “hour” frequency rank
- #24,523
- “hub” frequency rank
- 59136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | hub |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hora. | Dispositivo de red que permite centralizar diferentes nodos en una red de computadoras. Actúa en la capa física (1) del modelo ISO/OSI. |
Where the eye mixes hour and hub
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hour with hub
A purely visual mix-up. hour (/ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/) and hub ([ˈxaβ̞]) 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 59136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #34,613, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/. hub is at rank #24,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxaβ̞].
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 59136, this pair ranks #63,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs hub
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hour": or. Private to "hub": b.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hub" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hour" for "hub" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hour" or "hub" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hour" and "hub" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hub" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "hub" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hour vs hut". 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 #63,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.