na hora

phrase

The verdict

“na hora” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - decorrentemente logo prontissimamente bem em seguida a um certo ponto ou evento na linha do tempo

Key facts for na hora
PropertyValue
Headwordna hora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “na hora” sits in Portuguese frequency

na hora falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for na hora is 7 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for na hora, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is na hora, spelled N-A- -H-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    decorrentemente logo prontissimamente bem em seguida a um certo ponto ou evento na linha do tempo
  2. 2
    de modo que ocorre no momento em que se está a realizar sem que se tenha sido previamente preparado

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "na hora"?
"na hora" is spelled N-A- -H-O-R-A.
What does "na hora" mean?
As a phrase, "na hora" means: decorrentemente logo prontissimamente bem em seguida a um certo ponto ou evento na linha do tempo
What language does "na hora" come from?
"na hora" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “na hora”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A- -H-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list