Which to use
“hams” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,094
- “hams” frequency rank
- #82
- “him” frequency rank
- 34176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hams | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ham | A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. |
Letter map: hams vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set hams and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hams and him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hams is anoun and himapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hams is recorded at frequency rank #34,094, classified as anoun. him is at rank #82, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈhɪm/.
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 34176, this pair ranks #323,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hams vs him
Shared letters: hm. Private to "hams": as. Private to "him": i.
"hams" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hams ← ahms · hamms · hamss · hasm · hhams
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hams" for "him" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hams" or "him"?
Useful next steps
Pair "hams" vs "him" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hams" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammy vs hams". 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 #323,021 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.