Which to use
“harém” and “hate” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,624
- “harém” frequency rank
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- 48529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harém | hate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos) | ódio |
Where the eye mixes harém and hate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses harém with hate
A purely visual mix-up. harém (/a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/) and hate (/heɪt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harém is recorded at frequency rank #35,624, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/. hate is at rank #12,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /heɪt/.
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 48529, this pair ranks #16,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of harém vs hate
Shared letters: ah. Private to "harém": mré. Private to "hate": et.
"harém" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hate ← ahte · haet · hatte · hhate · htae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "harém" for "hate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "harém" or "hate"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "harém" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harém" and "hate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs harém". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.