Which to use
“half” is an adjective and “hard” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,952
- “half” frequency rank
- #7,418
- “hard” frequency rank
- 21370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meio | condição de atuação difícil, dura |
Letter map: half vs hard
Shared letters muted; letters that set half and hard apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - half and hard
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: half is anadjective and hardanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21370, 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/. hard is at rank #7,418, tagged as anoun.
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 21370, this pair ranks #48,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hard
Shared letters: ah. Private to "half": fl. Private to "hard": dr.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "half" and "hard" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "half" vs "hard" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "half" and "hard".
- Full dictionary entry for "half" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "half vs hani". 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 #48,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.