# hes vs hm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hes
*determiner · IPA /hiːz/ · frequency rank #7,568*
Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

### hm
*determiner · frequency rank #9,346*
Initialism of how much.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hes-vs-hm