himvshonTell them apart

Which to use

“him” and “hon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,748
“him” frequency rank
#33,010
“hon” frequency rank
52758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature him hon
Definition caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe ela

Letter map: him vs hon

Shared letters muted; letters that set him and hon apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
him
3 ch
hon

Spelling & dictionary notes on him vs hon

him and hon are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

him is recorded at frequency rank #19,748, classified as apron. hon is at rank #33,010, tagged as apron, pronounced [hoːn].

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 52758, this pair ranks #12,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of him vs hon

Shared letters: h. Private to "him": im. Private to "hon": no.

"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "him" and "hon" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "him" vs "hon" - which ranks higher?
"him" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,748 in our Portuguese list, against #33,010 for "hon". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "him" and "hon".

  • Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "him" and "hon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hon vs hui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #12,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list