Which to use
“hit” is a verb and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,308
- “hit” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 11609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hit | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atingir | quente |
Letter map: hit vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set hit and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hit and hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hit is averb and hotanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “hit” becomes o in “hot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hit is recorded at frequency rank #5,308, classified as averb. 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 11609, this pair ranks #61,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hit vs hot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hit": i. Private to "hot": o.
"hit" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hit" and "hot" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hit" or "hot" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hit" and "hot".
- Full dictionary entry for "hit" 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 #61,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hit" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hot vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.