Which to use
“hão” is a verb and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,033
- “hão” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 65088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hão | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | hoje |
Letter map: hão vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set hão and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for hão / hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hão is averb and huianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65088, 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]. hui is at rank #41,055, tagged as anadv.
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 65088, this pair ranks #5,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hão vs hui
Shared letters: h. Private to "hão": oã. Private to "hui": iu.
"hão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hão" and "hui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hão" vs "hui" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hão" vs "hui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hão" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.