Which to use
“hour” is a noun and “hui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,099
- “hour” frequency rank
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- 54154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hora | hoje |
Letter map: hour vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set hour and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hour and hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hour is anoun and huianadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54154, 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/. hui is at rank #41,055, tagged as anadv.
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 54154, this pair ranks #11,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs hui
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hour": or. Private to "hui": i.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hour" and "hui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hour" or "hui" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "hour" vs "hui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". 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 #11,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.