# ham vs hey

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ham
*noun · IPA /hæm/ · frequency rank #19,746*
pernil

### hey
*intj · IPA /ˈhɛi/ · frequency rank #6,190*
oi; olá (usada como saudação)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ham-vs-hey