Which to use
“H” is a character and “her” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #409
- “H” frequency rank
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- 886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | H | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | achter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus |
Where the eye mixes H and her
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: H is [haː] while her is [heːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “H” sits inside “her”, and the parts of speech differ too (character vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
H is recorded at frequency rank #409, classified as acharacter, pronounced [haː]. her is at rank #477, tagged as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯].
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 886, this pair ranks #2,005,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of H vs her
Shared letters: h. Private to "H": -. Private to "her": er.
"H" · 1 letters · shape C · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC