Which to use
“His” is a noun and “hust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,079
- “His” frequency rank
- #17,034
- “hust” frequency rank
- 25113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | His | hust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs husten |
Where the eye mixes His and hust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: His vs hust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: His is [hɪs] while hust is [huːst]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
His is recorded at frequency rank #8,079, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɪs]. hust is at rank #17,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːst].
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 25113, this pair ranks #1,837,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of His vs hust
Shared letters: hs. Private to "His": i. Private to "hust": tu.
"His" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hust ← hhust · hsut · husst · hustt · huts · uhst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "His" and "hust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "His" or "hust"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "His" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "His" and "hust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hust". 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 #1,837,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.