Which to use
“hiato” is a noun and “hit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,000
- “hiato” frequency rank
- #5,308
- “hit” frequency rank
- 34308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hiato | hit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes | atingir |
Letter map: hiato vs hit
Shared letters muted; letters that set hiato and hit apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hiato runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against hit's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for hiato / hit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hiato is anoun and hitaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hiato is recorded at frequency rank #29,000, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈja.tu/. hit is at rank #5,308, tagged as averb.
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 34308, this pair ranks #32,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hiato vs hit
Shared letters: hit. Private to "hiato": ao. Private to "hit": -.
"hiato" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "hit" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hiato ← haito · hhiato · hiaot · hiatto · hitao · ihato
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hiato" for "hit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hiato" or "hit"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hiato" and "hit".
- Full dictionary entry for "hiato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hiato" and "hit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hão vs hiato". 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 #32,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.