Which to use
“hereby” and “hereof” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,989
- “hereby” frequency rank
- #47,673
- “hereof” frequency rank
- 60662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hereby | hereof |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Near this place; nearby. | Of this; concerning this. |
Where the eye mixes hereby and hereof
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hereby vs hereof
A purely visual mix-up. hereby (/hɪəˈbʌɪ/) and hereof (/hɪəˈɹɒv/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hereby is recorded at frequency rank #12,989, classified as anadv, pronounced /hɪəˈbʌɪ/. hereof is at rank #47,673, tagged as anadv, pronounced /hɪəˈɹɒv/.
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 60662, this pair ranks #98,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hereby vs hereof
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hereby": by. Private to "hereof": fo.
"hereby" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hereof" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hereby" for "hereof" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hereby" vs "hereof" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hereby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hereof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hereby" and "hereof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hereof vs Herod". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #98,870 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.