Which to use
“hej” is an intj and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,213
- “hej” frequency rank
- #15,118
- “him” frequency rank
- 63331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hej | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | informelle Grußformel | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Objektform: ihm, ihn |
Where the eye mixes hej and him
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: hej is [haɪ] while him is [hɪm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hej is recorded at frequency rank #48,213, classified as anintj, pronounced [haɪ]. him is at rank #15,118, tagged as apron, pronounced [hɪm].
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 63331, this pair ranks #680,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hej vs him
Shared letters: h. Private to "hej": ej. Private to "him": im.
"hej" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC