# hem vs her

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hem
*intj · IPA /hɛm/ · frequency rank #21,236*
Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

### her
*determiner · IPA /ˈhɜː/ · frequency rank #58*
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hem-vs-her