hiato

/ˈja.tu/

//ˈja.tu// noun

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The verdict

“hiato” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,000
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes

Corpus desk

Index PT-hiato · hiato · Portuguese

hiato · rank #29,000 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,000
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH haitiano

Nearest frequency peer: haitiano (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “hiato”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “hiato” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

hiato vs hit
60% similar
hiato vs hino
60% similar
hiato vs hits
60% similar

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

Key facts for hiato
PropertyValue
Headwordhiato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈja.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,000
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “hiato”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.hiatocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “haitiano” (#28,997), “inativo” (#29,005), “incumbência” (#29,009). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hiato” fica em #29,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hiato (IPA /ˈja.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,000 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hiato, with forms such as "haito", "hhiato", and "hiaot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "hit", "hino", "hits", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is hiato, spelled H-I-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes
  2. 2
    figura de linguagem que consiste numa sequência de vogais
  3. 3
    intervalo, pausa

This word in other languages

hiatus(English)hiatus(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • haito
  • hhiato
  • hiaot
  • hiatto
  • hitao
  • ihato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hiato - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

haito2hhiato1hiaot2hiatto1hitao2ihato2
Edit distance from "hiato"

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 "hiato"?
"hiato" is spelled H-I-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈja.tu/.
What does "hiato" mean?
As a noun, "hiato" means: sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes
What words are commonly confused with "hiato"?
"hiato" is commonly confused with "hit", "hino", "hits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hiato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hiato" is /ˈja.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hiato" come from?
"hiato" 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 "hiato", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jarra#29,015doing#28,945dardo#28,926parra#29,076

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Piero6 variantspousa6 variantsvarão6 variantssarau6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list