Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 26049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe | quente |
Letter map: him vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set him and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for him / hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: him is apronoun and hotanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
him is recorded at frequency rank #19,748, 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 26049, this pair ranks #43,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hot
Shared letters: h. Private to "him": im. Private to "hot": ot.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "him" for "hot" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "him" vs "hot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" 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 #43,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.