Which to use
“his” is a pronoun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 49264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. | hoje |
Letter map: his vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set his and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. his (CVC) and hui (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for his / hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: his 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 49264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #8,209, 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 49264, this pair ranks #15,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hui
Shared letters: hi. Private to "his": s. Private to "hui": u.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "his" and "hui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "his" or "hui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "his" vs "hui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "his" 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 #15,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.