Which to use
“hero” and “hora” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,354
- “hero” frequency rank
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- 15586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hero | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | herói | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo |
Where the eye mixes hero and hora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hero (/hɪɹoʊ/, /hiːɹoʊ/) and hora (['ɒ.rɐ]) 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 15586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hero is recorded at frequency rank #15,354, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɪɹoʊ/, /hiːɹoʊ/. hora is at rank #232, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['ɒ.rɐ].
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 15586, this pair ranks #56,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hero vs hora
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hero": e. Private to "hora": a.
"hero" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV