Hai

/haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

The verdict

“Hai” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #31,805) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#31,805
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tubarão

Corpus desk

Index PT-hai · Hai · Portuguese

Hai · rank #31,805 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,805
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH grotesco

Nearest frequency peer: grotesco (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “Hai”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “Hai” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hai vs he
0% similar
Hai vs ho
0% similar
Hai vs HC
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hai
PropertyValue
HeadwordHai
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters3
Frequency rank#31,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “Hai”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Haicai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “grotesco” (#31,800), “gemer” (#31,787), “fuzilamento” (#31,786). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “Hai” fica em #31,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Hai is neighbouring look-alikes ("he", "ho", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Frequency #31,805 among 409 “H” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Hai has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "he", "ho", "HC", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Hai, spelled H-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    tubarão
  2. 2
    patrão com ganância e desrespeito

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hai"?
"Hai" is spelled H-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Hai" mean?
As a noun, "Hai" means: tubarão
What words are commonly confused with "Hai"?
"Hai" is commonly confused with "he", "ho", "HC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hai" is /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hai" come from?
"Hai" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hai", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list