Which to use
“Hai” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,805
- “Hai” frequency rank
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- 51553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hai | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tubarão | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe |
Letter map: Hai vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hai and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Hai / him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hai is anoun and himapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hai is recorded at frequency rank #31,805, classified as anoun, pronounced /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?). him is at rank #19,748, tagged as apron.
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 51553, this pair ranks #13,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hai vs him
Shared letters: hi. Private to "Hai": a. Private to "him": m.
"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hai" and "him" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hai" vs "him" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hai" and "him".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hai" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hai vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.