hojevshouseWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#117
“hoje” frequency rank
#2,684
“house” frequency rank
2801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hoje house
Definition o dia atual, aquele em que se está casa

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hoje and house apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hoje
5 ch
house

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoje is anadverb and houseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hoje is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as anadv. house is at rank #2,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced /haʊs/.

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 2801, this pair ranks #72,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hoje vs house

Shared letters: eho. Private to "hoje": j. Private to "house": su.

"hoje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hojehhoje · hjoe · hoej · hojje · ohje
  • househhouse · hosue · houes · housse · huose · ohuse

Frequency comparison

hoje#117
house#2,684

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hoje" and "house" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hoje" is an adverb and "house" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hoje" or "house"?
"hoje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #117 in our Portuguese list, against #2,684 for "house". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering hoje vs house

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “hoje”; for a noun, it's “house”.
  • 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