Which to use
“his” is a pronoun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 14510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. | quente |
Letter map: his vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set his and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - his and hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: his 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 14510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #8,209, 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 14510, this pair ranks #57,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hot
Shared letters: h. Private to "his": is. Private to "hot": ot.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "his" for "hot" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "his" or "hot" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "his" and "hot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "his" 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 #57,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "his vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.