Which to use
“Hai” is a noun and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,805
- “Hai” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 40014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hai | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tubarão | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: Hai vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hai and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Hai (CVV) and his (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Hai / his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hai is anoun and hisapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40014, 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 ?). his is at rank #8,209, 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 40014, this pair ranks #26,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hai vs his
Shared letters: hi. Private to "Hai": a. Private to "his": s.
"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hai" and "his" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hai" vs "his" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Hai" and "his". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hai" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hai vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.