he's vs hee, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“he's” is a contraction and “hee” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#227
“he's” frequency rank: #14,958
“hee” frequency rank: 15185
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	he's	hee
Definition	Contraction of he + is.	An expression of laughter.

Letter map: he's vs hee

Shared letters muted; letters that set he's and hee apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch

he's

3 ch

hee

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: he's is acontraction and heeanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

he's is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈhiːz/. hee is at rank #14,958, tagged as anintj.

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 15185, this pair ranks #465,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of he's vs hee

Shared letters: eh. Private to "he's": s. Private to "hee": -.

"he's" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hee" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "he's" and "hee" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "he's" is a contraction and "hee" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "he's" or "hee"?

"he's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #227 in our English list, against #14,958 for "hee". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "he's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "hee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #465,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"he's" and "hee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hee vs hoke". Nearby pair

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