Which to use
“hits” is a determiner and “Hus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,254
- “hits” frequency rank
- #42,702
- “Hus” frequency rank
- 44956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | Hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of its. | A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer. |
Letter map: hits vs Hus
Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and Hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hits runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Hus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hits vs Hus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is adeterminer and Husaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #2,254, classified as adet, pronounced /hɪts/. Hus is at rank #42,702, tagged as aname.
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 44956, this pair ranks #225,769 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs Hus
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hits": it. Private to "Hus": u.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hits ← hhits · hitss · hitts · ihts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hits" and "Hus" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
You've compared "hits" and "Hus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,769 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "Hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humps vs Hus". 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 #225,769 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.