Which to use
“hour” is a noun and “houver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,099
- “hour” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “houver” frequency rank
- 16872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | houver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hora | primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo do verbo haver |
Letter map: hour vs houver
Shared letters muted; letters that set hour and houver apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. hour runs 4 letters (CVVC) against houver's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hour vs houver
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hour is anoun and houveraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #13,099, classified as anoun, pronounced /aʊr/. houver is at rank #3,773, tagged as averb.
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 16872, this pair ranks #54,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs houver
Shared letters: horu. Private to "hour": -. Private to "houver": ev.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "houver" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hour" for "houver" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hour" or "houver" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "hour" and "houver". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "houver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "houver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hour 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 #54,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.