Which to use
“hui” is an adverb and “hum” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,055
- “hui” frequency rank
- #7,922
- “hum” frequency rank
- 48977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hui | hum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hoje | (com realização com alongamento da vogal nasal) expressa dúvida, receio, inquietação, reticência |
Letter map: hui vs hum
Shared letters muted; letters that set hui and hum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hui (CVV) and hum (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hui and hum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hui is anadverb and humanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “hui” becomes m in “hum”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hui is recorded at frequency rank #41,055, classified as anadv. hum is at rank #7,922, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈũ/.
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 48977, this pair ranks #16,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hui vs hum
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hui": i. Private to "hum": m.
"hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hui" and "hum" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hui" or "hum"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hui" and "hum". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hui" and "hum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs Hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.