Which to use
“hora” and “hour” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- #13,099
- “hour” frequency rank
- 13331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo | hora |
Where the eye mixes hora and hour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hora (['ɒ.rɐ]) 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 13331, 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]. 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 13331, this pair ranks #59,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hour
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hora": a. Private to "hour": u.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC