Which to use
“hão” is a verb and “her” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,033
- “hão” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- 33890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hão | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela |
Letter map: hão vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set hão and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hão (CVV) and her (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hão and her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hão is averb and heranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hão is recorded at frequency rank #24,033, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. her is at rank #9,857, tagged as anadj.
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 33890, this pair ranks #33,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hão vs her
Shared letters: h. Private to "hão": oã. Private to "her": er.
"hão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hão" for "her" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hão" or "her"?
What to do next
You've compared "hão" and "her". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hão" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hão vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.