Which to use
“há” is a verb and “hora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #88
- “há” frequency rank
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- 320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | há | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo |
Letter map: há vs hora
Shared letters muted; letters that set há and hora apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: há vs hora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: há is averb and horaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
há is recorded at frequency rank #88, classified as averb. hora is at rank #232, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['ɒ.rɐ].
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 320, this pair ranks #75,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of há vs hora
Shared letters: h. Private to "há": á. Private to "hora": aor.
"há" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "há" and "hora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "há" or "hora" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "há" and "hora". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "há" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "há" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "há vs hui". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #75,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.