HakvshesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hak is a name, hes is a determiner, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hak” is a name and “hes” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,790
“Hak” frequency rank
#7,568
“hes” frequency rank
56358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hak hes
Definition A surname. Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

Letter map: Hak vs hes

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hak and hes apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
Hak
3 ch
hes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hak is aname and hesadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hak is recorded at frequency rank #48,790, classified as aname. hes is at rank #7,568, tagged as adet, pronounced /hiːz/.

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 56358, this pair ranks #126,842 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hak vs hes

Shared letters: h. Private to "Hak": ak. Private to "hes": es.

"Hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hak" and "hes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hak" is a name and "hes" a determiner, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hak" or "hes"?
"hes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,568 in our English list, against #48,790 for "Hak". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list