Which to use
“hajam” is a verb and “harém” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,834
- “hajam” frequency rank
- #35,624
- “harém” frequency rank
- 73458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hajam | harém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo haver | parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos) |
Letter map: hajam vs harém
Shared letters muted; letters that set hajam and harém apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hajam and harém follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - hajam and harém
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hajam is averb and harémanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hajam is recorded at frequency rank #37,834, classified as averb. harém is at rank #35,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/.
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 73458, this pair ranks #2,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hajam vs harém
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "hajam": j. Private to "harém": ré.
"hajam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "harém" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajam ← ahjam · haajm · hajamm · hajjam · hajma · hhajam · hjaam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hajam" and "harém" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hajam" vs "harém" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hajam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hajam" and "harém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber 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 #2,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.