hão vs hit, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hão” and “hit” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,033
“hão” frequency rank: #5,308
“hit” frequency rank: 29341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hão	hit
Definition	terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver	atingir

Letter map: hão vs hit

Shared letters muted; letters that set hão and hit apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

hão

3 ch

hit

Spelling & dictionary notes on hão vs hit

hão and hit 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29341, 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]. hit is at rank #5,308, tagged as averb.

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 29341, this pair ranks #39,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hão vs hit

Shared letters: h. Private to "hão": oã. Private to "hit": it.

"hão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hit" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hão" and "hit" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "hão" or "hit"?

"hit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,308 in our Portuguese list, against #24,033 for "hão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hão" and "hit".

Full dictionary entry for "hão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "hit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #39,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hão" and "hit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hão vs hui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.