# his vs hon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### his
*determiner · IPA /ɪ̈z/ · frequency rank #34*
Belonging to him.

### hon
*noun · IPA /hʌn/ · frequency rank #8,436*
A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/his-vs-hon