Which to use
“honorário” and “horário” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,752
- “honorário” frequency rank
- #1,466
- “horário” frequency rank
- 21218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | honorário | horário |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui a honra de um cargo sem os respectivos proventos ou encargos materiais | relativo à hora |
Where the eye mixes honorário and horário
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. honorário runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against horário's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses honorário with horário
A purely visual mix-up. honorário (/u.nu.ˈɾa.ɾju/) and horário (/o.ˈɾa.ɾju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
honorário is recorded at frequency rank #19,752, classified as anadj, pronounced /u.nu.ˈɾa.ɾju/. horário is at rank #1,466, tagged as anadj, pronounced /o.ˈɾa.ɾju/.
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 21218, this pair ranks #49,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of honorário vs horário
Shared letters: hiorá. Private to "honorário": n. Private to "horário": -.
"honorário" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "horário" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "honorário" and "horário" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "honorário" or "horário"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "honorário" and "horário" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "honorário" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horário" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "honorário" and "horário" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herbário vs horário". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.