Which to use
“hea” is a noun and “his” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,248
- “hea” frequency rank
- #34
- “his” frequency rank
- 44282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hea | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of hea'. | Belonging to him. |
Letter map: hea vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set hea and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for hea / his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hea is anoun and hisadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hea is recorded at frequency rank #44,248, classified as anoun. his is at rank #34, tagged as adet, pronounced /ɪ̈z/.
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 44282, this pair ranks #232,074 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hea vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "hea": ae. Private to "his": is.
"hea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hea" and "his" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hea" vs "his" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hea" vs "his" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,074 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hea" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hea vs Herat". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #232,074 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.