Which to use
“half” is an adjective and “hani” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,952
- “half” frequency rank
- #35,622
- “hani” frequency rank
- 49574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hani |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meio | galo, macho da galinha (Gallus gallus) |
Where the eye mixes half and hani
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: half vs hani
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: half is /ɦɑlf/ while hani is /ˈhaː.nɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
half is recorded at frequency rank #13,952, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɦɑlf/. hani is at rank #35,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhaː.nɪ/.
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 49574, this pair ranks #15,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hani
Shared letters: ah. Private to "half": fl. Private to "hani": in.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "half" for "hani" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "half" or "hani" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "half" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hani" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hani" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hani vs hui". 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 #15,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.