Which to use
“hier” is an adverb and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #68
- “hier” frequency rank
- #15,118
- “him” frequency rank
- 15186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hier | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an diesem Ort | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Objektform: ihm, ihn |
Where the eye mixes hier and him
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hier is [hiːɐ̯] while him is [hɪm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hier is recorded at frequency rank #68, classified as anadv, pronounced [hiːɐ̯]. 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 15186, this pair ranks #1,945,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hier vs him
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hier": er. Private to "him": m.
"hier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hier ← heir · hhier · hierr · hire · iher