Which to use
“he's” is an abbrev and “heut” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,620
- “he's” frequency rank
- #5,604
- “heut” frequency rank
- 35224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | he's | heut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | he is: er ist | an diesem Tage |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set he's and heut apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: he's is anabbrev and heutanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
he's is recorded at frequency rank #29,620, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. heut is at rank #5,604, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɔɪ̯t].
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 35224, this pair ranks #1,645,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of he's vs heut
Shared letters: eh. Private to "he's": s. Private to "heut": tu.
"he's" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "heut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heut ← ehut · hetu · heutt · hheut · huet
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "he's" and "heut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "he's" or "heut"?
Remembering he's vs heut
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an abbrev, it's “he's”; for an adverb, it's “heut”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “he's” entry
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