Which to use
“his” is a determiner and “husk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34
- “his” frequency rank
- #35,345
- “husk” frequency rank
- 35379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | husk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Belonging to him. | The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside. |
Where the eye mixes his and husk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between his and husk
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: his is /ɪ̈z/ while husk is /hʌsk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as adet, pronounced /ɪ̈z/. husk is at rank #35,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hʌsk/.
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 35379, this pair ranks #312,505 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of his vs husk
Shared letters: hs. Private to "his": i. Private to "husk": ku.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "husk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- husk ← hhusk · hsuk · huks · huskk · hussk · uhsk
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "his" and "husk" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "his" vs "husk" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "his" and "husk" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "his" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "husk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,505 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "husk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hak vs husk". 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 #312,505 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.