Which to use
“hed” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,253
- “hed” frequency rank
- #82
- “him” frequency rank
- 44335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hed | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The headline of a news story. | A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. |
Letter map: hed vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set hed and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: hed vs him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hed is anoun and himapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hed is recorded at frequency rank #44,253, 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 44335, this pair ranks #231,597 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hed vs him
Shared letters: h. Private to "hed": de. Private to "him": im.
"hed" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hed" and "him" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "hed" or "him" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "hed" and "him". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hed" 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 #231,597 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hed" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hed vs HRW". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,597 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.