hvshuiConfusable pair

Quick tell: h is a symbol, hui is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“h” is a symbol and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,433
“h” frequency rank
#41,055
“hui” frequency rank
42488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature h hui
Definition símbolo de hora: hoje

Letter map: h vs hui

Shared letters muted; letters that set h and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

1 ch
h
3 ch
hui

Part-of-speech tell for h / hui

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: h is asymbol and huianadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “h” sits inside “hui”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

h is recorded at frequency rank #1,433, classified as asymbol. hui is at rank #41,055, tagged as anadv.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 42488, this pair ranks #23,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of h vs hui

Shared letters: h. Private to "h": -. Private to "hui": iu.

"h" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "h" and "hui" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "h" is a symbol and "hui" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "h" or "hui"?
"h" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,433 in our Portuguese list, against #41,055 for "hui". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "h" vs "hui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "h" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "h" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #23,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list