Which to use
“ho” and “hon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- #33,010
- “hon” frequency rank
- 41500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ho | hon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o | ela |
Letter map: ho vs hon
Shared letters muted; letters that set ho and hon apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: ho and hon
ho and hon are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ho” sits inside “hon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ho is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as apron. hon is at rank #33,010, tagged as apron, pronounced [hoːn].
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 41500, this pair ranks #24,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ho vs hon
Shared letters: ho. Private to "ho": -. Private to "hon": n.
"ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ho" and "hon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ho" or "hon" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ho" and "hon". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ho" and "hon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hon vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.