Which to use
“hao” is a noun and “her” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,588
- “hao” frequency rank
- #58
- “her” frequency rank
- 31646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hao | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong. | Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc). |
Letter map: hao vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set hao and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - hao and her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hao is anoun and heradeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hao is recorded at frequency rank #31,588, classified as anoun. her is at rank #58, tagged as adet, pronounced /ˈhɜː/.
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 31646, this pair ranks #344,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hao vs her
Shared letters: h. Private to "hao": ao. Private to "her": er.
"hao" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hao" for "her" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hao" or "her"?
What to do next
You've compared "hao" and "her". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hao" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hao" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hao vs HRW". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,405 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.