Which to use
“hate” and “hiato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- #29,000
- “hiato” frequency rank
- 41905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hate | hiato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ódio | sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes |
Where the eye mixes hate and hiato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hate vs hiato
A purely visual mix-up. hate (/heɪt/) and hiato (/ˈja.tu/) 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 41905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hate is recorded at frequency rank #12,905, classified as anoun, pronounced /heɪt/. hiato is at rank #29,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈja.tu/.
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 41905, this pair ranks #23,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hate vs hiato
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hate": e. Private to "hiato": io.
"hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hiato" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hate" for "hiato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hate" vs "hiato" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hiato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hate" and "hiato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs hate". 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 #23,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.