Which to use
“ham” and “hard” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #7,418
- “hard” frequency rank
- 27164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | hard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | condição de atuação difícil, dura |
Letter map: ham vs hard
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and hard apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ham vs hard
ham and hard 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27164, 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/. 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 27164, this pair ranks #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs hard
Shared letters: ah. Private to "ham": m. Private to "hard": dr.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hard ← ahrd · hadr · hardd · harrd · hhard · hrad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ham" and "hard" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ham" or "hard" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ham" 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 #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "hard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". 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 #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.