hue

noun

The verdict

“hue” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,666 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,666
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zoeira, zoação

Key facts for hue
PropertyValue
Headwordhue
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#51,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hue” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hue lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hue is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,666 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zoeira, zoação".

Zero misspellings are on record for hue in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is hue, spelled H-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zoeira, zoação

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 "hue"?
"hue" is spelled H-U-E.
What does "hue" mean?
As a noun, "hue" means: zoeira, zoação
What language does "hue" come from?
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Using “hue”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list