huivsHutConfusable pair

Quick tell: hui is a adverb, Hut is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hui” is an adverb and “Hut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,055
“hui” frequency rank
#37,363
“Hut” frequency rank
78418
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hui Hut
Definition hoje chapéu

Letter map: hui vs Hut

Shared letters muted; letters that set hui and Hut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hui (CVV) and Hut (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
hui
3 ch
Hut

Part-of-speech tell for hui / Hut

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hui is anadverb and Hutanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “hui” becomes t in “Hut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hui is recorded at frequency rank #41,055, classified as anadv. 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 78418, this pair ranks #1,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hui vs Hut

Shared letters: hu. Private to "hui": i. Private to "Hut": t.

"hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Hut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hui" and "Hut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hui" is an adverb and "Hut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "hui" vs "Hut" - which ranks higher?
"Hut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,363 in our Portuguese list, against #41,055 for "hui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "hui" vs "Hut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hui" 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 #1,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hui" and "Hut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hani vs hui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list