# hers

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈhɜːz/ · frequency rank #7,460

## Definitions
1. That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
2. Her house or home.

## Etymology
From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).

## Easily confused with
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hr)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-his)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hey)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hes)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hms)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-het)
- **HHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hhs)
- **HRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hrc)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hur)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hos)
- **HRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hrt)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hus)
- **HTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hts)
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hrm)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hor)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hew)
- **HRW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hrw)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hurt)
- **hits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hits)
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hire)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ehrs`, `herrs`, `herss`, `hesr`, `hhers`, `hres`

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