Which to use
“he” is a pronoun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,293
- “he” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 13594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | he | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural, eles, elas | quente |
Letter map: he vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set he and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for he / hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: he is apronoun and hotanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
he is recorded at frequency rank #7,293, classified as apron. hot is at rank #6,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɒt/.
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 13594, this pair ranks #58,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of he vs hot
Shared letters: h. Private to "he": e. Private to "hot": ot.
"he" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "he" for "hot" ever safe?
Which is more common, "he" or "hot"?
After this comparison
You've compared "he" and "hot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "he" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "he" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "he vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.