Which to use
“ho” is a pronoun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 14791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ho | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o | quente |
Letter map: ho vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set ho and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ho and hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ho is apronoun and hotanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ho” sits inside “hot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ho is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as apron. 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 14791, this pair ranks #57,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ho vs hot
Shared letters: ho. Private to "ho": -. Private to "hot": t.
"ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ho" and "hot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ho" or "hot" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "ho" vs "hot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" 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 #57,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ho" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ho vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.