Which to use
“hate” and “hide” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- #36,940
- “hide” frequency rank
- 49845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hate | hide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ódio | esconderijo |
Where the eye mixes hate and hide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hate with hide
A purely visual mix-up. hate (/heɪt/) and hide (/haɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49845, 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/. hide is at rank #36,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced /haɪd/.
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 49845, this pair ranks #15,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hate vs hide
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hate": at. Private to "hide": di.
"hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hate" and "hide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hate" vs "hide" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hate" and "hide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hate" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe vs hide". 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 #15,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.