Which to use
“hábil” is an adjective and “hani” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,088
- “hábil” frequency rank
- #35,622
- “hani” frequency rank
- 51710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hábil | hani |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sabe executar, que faz bem | galo, macho da galinha (Gallus gallus) |
Where the eye mixes hábil and hani
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hábil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hani's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hábil with hani
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hábil is /ˈa.biɫ/ while hani is /ˈhaː.nɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hábil is recorded at frequency rank #16,088, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.biɫ/. hani is at rank #35,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhaː.nɪ/.
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 51710, this pair ranks #13,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hábil vs hani
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hábil": blá. Private to "hani": an.
"hábil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hani ← ahni · hain · hanni · hhani · hnai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hábil" and "hani" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hábil" or "hani" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hábil" and "hani" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hábil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hani" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hábil" and "hani" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hani 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 #13,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.