Which to use
“hon” is a pronoun and “hora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,010
- “hon” frequency rank
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- 33242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hon | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ela | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo |
Where the eye mixes hon and hora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hon runs 3 letters (CVC) against hora's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hon and hora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hon is [hoːn] while hora is ['ɒ.rɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hon is recorded at frequency rank #33,010, classified as apron, pronounced [hoːn]. hora is at rank #232, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['ɒ.rɐ].
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 33242, this pair ranks #34,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hon vs hora
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hon": n. Private to "hora": ar.
"hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hon" and "hora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hon" or "hora" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hon" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hon vs hui". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.