Which to use
“hit” is a verb and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,308
- “hit” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 46363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hit | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atingir | hoje |
Letter map: hit vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set hit and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hit / hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hit is averb and huianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hit is recorded at frequency rank #5,308, classified as averb. 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 46363, this pair ranks #18,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hit vs hui
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hit": t. Private to "hui": u.
"hit" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hit" and "hui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hit" or "hui" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hit" and "hui".
- Full dictionary entry for "hit" 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 #18,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hit" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.