Which to use
“ham” and “hamza” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #48,446
- “hamza” frequency rank
- 68192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | hamza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | ء, sinal gráfico do idioma árabe que indica uma parada glotal; pode ser escrito acima ou abaixo de um ا, acima de um و ou de um ى, ou permanecer isolado no final da palavra. |
Letter map: ham vs hamza
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and hamza apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - ham / hamza
ham and hamza are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ham” sits inside “hamza”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ham is recorded at frequency rank #19,746, classified as anoun, pronounced /hæm/. hamza is at rank #48,446, 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 68192, this pair ranks #4,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs hamza
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "ham": -. Private to "hamza": z.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hamza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hamza ← ahmza · hamaz · hammza · hamzza · hazma · hhamza · hmaza
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ham" and "hamza" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ham" or "hamza"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hamza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "hamza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hamza vs harpa". 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 #4,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.