Which to use
“histoire” and “history” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,401
- “histoire” frequency rank
- #9,507
- “history” frequency rank
- 40908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | histoire | history |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | história | história, ciência ou disciplina que estuda o homem e sua ação no tempo e no espaço, concomitante à análise de processos e eventos passados: |
Where the eye mixes histoire and history
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses histoire with history
A purely visual mix-up. histoire (\is.twaʁ\) and history (/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
histoire is recorded at frequency rank #31,401, classified as anoun, pronounced \is.twaʁ\. history is at rank #9,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/.
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 40908, this pair ranks #25,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of histoire vs history
Shared letters: hiorst. Private to "histoire": e. Private to "history": y.
"histoire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "history" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "histoire" and "history" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "histoire" vs "history" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "histoire" and "history" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "histoire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "history" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "histoire" and "history" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "história vs history". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.