Which to use
“his” is a determiner and “hod” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34
- “his” frequency rank
- #49,395
- “hod” frequency rank
- 49429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Belonging to him. | To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog. |
Where the eye mixes his and hod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: his is /ɪ̈z/ while hod is /hɒd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as adet, pronounced /ɪ̈z/. hod is at rank #49,395, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɒd/.
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 49429, this pair ranks #183,700 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hod
Shared letters: h. Private to "his": is. Private to "hod": do.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hod" · 3 letters · shape CVC