hither

adv

The verdict

“hither” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-hither · hither · Portuguese

hither · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for hither
PropertyValue
Headwordhither
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hither” em português

hitherestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hither is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "para cá".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hither, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is hither, spelled H-I-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    para cá

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hither appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He went hither and thither

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hither"?
"hither" is spelled H-I-T-H-E-R.
What does "hither" mean?
As an adverb, "hither" means: para cá
What language does "hither" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list