Which to use
“hajam” is a verb and “ham” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,834
- “hajam” frequency rank
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- 57580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hajam | ham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo haver | pernil |
Letter map: hajam vs ham
Shared letters muted; letters that set hajam and ham apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hajam runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ham's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hajam and ham
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hajam is averb and hamanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hajam is recorded at frequency rank #37,834, classified as averb. ham is at rank #19,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hæm/.
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 57580, this pair ranks #9,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hajam vs ham
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "hajam": j. Private to "ham": -.
"hajam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajam ← ahjam · haajm · hajamm · hajjam · hajma · hhajam · hjaam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hajam" and "ham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hajam" or "ham" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "hajam" vs "ham" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hajam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hajam" and "ham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hajam vs harém". 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 #9,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.