Which to use
“hora” is a noun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 6533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo | quente |
Where the eye mixes hora and hot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hora is ['ɒ.rɐ] while hot is /hɒt/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #232, classified as anoun, pronounced ['ɒ.rɐ]. hot is at rank #6,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɒt/.
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 6533, this pair ranks #67,878 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hot
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hot": t.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra