hour vs Hut, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hour” and “Hut” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,099
“hour” frequency rank: #37,363
“Hut” frequency rank: 50462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hour	Hut
Definition	hora	chapéu

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hour and Hut apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

hour

3 ch

Hut

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. hour (/aʊr/) and Hut (/huːt/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50462, 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/. Hut is at rank #37,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced /huːt/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 50462, this pair ranks #14,501 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hour vs Hut

Shared letters: hu. Private to "hour": or. Private to "Hut": t.

"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Hut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur

Frequency comparison

hour#13,099

Hut#37,363

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hour" and "Hut" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/aʊr/ versus /huːt/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "hour" or "Hut"?

"hour" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,099 in our Portuguese list, against #37,363 for "Hut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hour vs Hut

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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