Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 60803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe | hoje |
Letter map: him vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set him and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for him / hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: him is apronoun and huianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
him is recorded at frequency rank #19,748, classified as apron. hui is at rank #41,055, tagged as anadv.
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 60803, this pair ranks #7,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hui
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hui": u.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "him" and "hui" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "him" or "hui" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "him" and "hui".
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.