Which to use
“ho” is a pronoun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 49545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ho | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o | hoje |
Letter map: ho vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set ho and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ho vs hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ho is apronoun and huianadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ho is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as apron. 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 49545, this pair ranks #15,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ho vs hui
Shared letters: h. Private to "ho": o. Private to "hui": iu.
"ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ho" for "hui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ho" vs "hui" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "ho" and "hui". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" 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 #15,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ho" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.