Which to use
“half” and “hart” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,952
- “half” frequency rank
- #17,299
- “hart” frequency rank
- 31251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meio | duro, rígido |
Where the eye mixes half and hart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses half with hart
A purely visual mix-up. half (/ɦɑlf/) and hart (/hart) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31251, 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/. hart is at rank #17,299, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hart.
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 31251, this pair ranks #36,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hart
Shared letters: ah. Private to "half": fl. Private to "hart": rt.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "half" for "hart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "half" or "hart"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "half" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hart 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 #36,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.