hinvshuiWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hin is a noun, hui is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hin” is a noun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,985
“hin” frequency rank
#11,783
“hui” frequency rank
47768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hin hui
Definition Ancienne mesure égyptienne de capacité pour les liquides. Indication du jour du moment d’énonciation.

Letter map: hin vs hui

Shared letters muted; letters that set hin and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
hin
3 ch
hui

Role in the sentence - hin and hui

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hin is anoun and huianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hin is recorded at frequency rank #35,985, classified as anoun. hui is at rank #11,783, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɥi\.

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 47768, this pair ranks #184,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hin vs hui

Shared letters: hi. Private to "hin": n. Private to "hui": u.

"hin" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hin" and "hui" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hin" is a noun and "hui" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "hin" or "hui" show up more?
"hui" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,783 in our French list, against #35,985 for "hin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hin" and "hui".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hin" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hin". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #184,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list