Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hin” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,118
- “him” frequency rank
- #327
- “hin” frequency rank
- 15445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Objektform: ihm, ihn | drückt die Richtung zu einer bestimmten Stelle oder einem Zeitpunkt aus |
Where the eye mixes him and hin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between him and hin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: him is [hɪm] while hin is [hɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “him” becomes n in “hin”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
him is recorded at frequency rank #15,118, classified as apron, pronounced [hɪm]. hin is at rank #327, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪn].
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 15445, this pair ranks #1,943,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hin
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hin": n.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "him" and "hin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "him" vs "hin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs höh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,943,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.