# his vs how

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### how
*adverb · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #67*
To what degree or extent.

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