Which to use
“hook” and “hour” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,609
- “hook” frequency rank
- #13,099
- “hour” frequency rank
- 41708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hook | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gancho | hora |
Where the eye mixes hook and hour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hook and hour
A purely visual mix-up. hook (/hʊk/) and hour (/aʊr/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hook is recorded at frequency rank #28,609, classified as anoun, pronounced /hʊk/. hour is at rank #13,099, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aʊr/.
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 41708, this pair ranks #24,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hook vs hour
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hook": k. Private to "hour": ru.
"hook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hook" and "hour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hook" or "hour"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hook" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hook" and "hour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hook vs hooker". 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 #24,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.