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 eye mixes hour and Hut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hour runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Hut's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hour with Hut
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hour" and "Hut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hour" vs "Hut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,501 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "Hut" 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 #14,501 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.