Which to use
“hão” is a verb and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,033
- “hão” frequency rank
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- 43781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hão | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe |
Letter map: hão vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set hão and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hão (CVV) and him (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for hão / him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hão is averb and himapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43781, 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]. him is at rank #19,748, tagged as apron.
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 43781, this pair ranks #21,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hão vs him
Shared letters: h. Private to "hão": oã. Private to "him": im.
"hão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hão" for "him" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hão" or "him" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "hão" and "him". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hão" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hão vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.