Which to use
“heist” and “His” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,343
- “heist” frequency rank
- #8,079
- “His” frequency rank
- 35422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heist | His |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gewaltsame Wegnahme fremden Eigentums, meist als bewaffneter Überfall auf eine Bank oder einen Laden: Raub, Diebstahl | Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H |
Where the eye mixes heist and His
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between heist and His
A purely visual mix-up. heist ([haɪst]) and His ([hɪs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heist is recorded at frequency rank #27,343, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪst]. His is at rank #8,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɪs].
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 35422, this pair ranks #1,640,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heist vs His
Shared letters: his. Private to "heist": et. Private to "His": -.
"heist" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "His" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heist ← ehist · heisst · heistt · heits · hesit · hheist · hiest
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heist" and "His" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "heist" or "His"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "heist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "His" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heist" and "His" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heiser vs heist". 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 #1,640,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.