hojevshonWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hoje is a adverb, hon is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hoje” is an adverb and “hon” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#117
“hoje” frequency rank
#33,010
“hon” frequency rank
33127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hoje hon
Definition o dia atual, aquele em que se está ela

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hoje and hon apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hoje
3 ch
hon

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoje is anadverb and honapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hoje is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as anadv. 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 33127, this pair ranks #34,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hoje vs hon

Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoje": ej. Private to "hon": n.

"hoje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hojehhoje · hjoe · hoej · hojje · ohje

Frequency comparison

hoje#117
hon#33,010

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hoje" and "hon" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hoje" is an adverb and "hon" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hoje" or "hon"?
"hoje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #117 in our Portuguese list, against #33,010 for "hon". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering hoje vs hon

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “hoje”; for a pronoun, it's “hon”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hoje” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list