# hack vs hão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### hack
*verb · frequency rank #22,668*
(transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^(5, 6), cortar, ferir

### hão
*verb · IPA /ˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · frequency rank #24,033*
terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hack-vs-hao