Which to use
“hair” is a noun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,530
- “hair” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 54585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hair | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabelo | hoje |
Letter map: hair vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set hair and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hair runs 4 letters (CVVC) against hui's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hair vs hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hair is anoun and huianadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hair is recorded at frequency rank #13,530, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɛə/, /hɛɹ/. hui is at rank #41,055, tagged as anadv.
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 54585, this pair ranks #11,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hair vs hui
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hair": ar. Private to "hui": u.
"hair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hair ← ahir · hairr · hari · hhair · hiar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hair" for "hui" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hair" or "hui" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "hair" vs "hui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hair" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". 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 #11,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.