# hello

> Portuguese word · Interjection · IPA /hɛˈloʊ̯/, /həˈloʊ̯/, SAMPA: /hE"loU/, /h@"loU/ · frequency rank #13,097

## Definitions
1. oi, olá
2. alô, pronto
3. oi?, olá?, alguém aqui?
4. implica que o emissor acredita o receptor está fazendo algo tolo; alô?, acorda!
5. expressa perplexidade, espanto

## Easily confused with
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hello-vs-hill)
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hello-vs-help)
- **hero** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hello-vs-hero)
- **hollow** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hello-vs-hollow)
- **hall** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hall-vs-hello)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hell-vs-hello)
- **halo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/halo-vs-hello)
- **hélio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/helio-vs-hello)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ehllo`, `helo`, `helol`, `hhello`, `hlelo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/hello