# him

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈhɪm/ · frequency rank #82

## Definitions
1. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
2. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
3. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
4. As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
5. Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
6. Used reflexively: (to) himself.
7. With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
8. A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.

## Etymology
From Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai (“to this, to this one”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian him (“him”), West Frisian him (“him”), Sylt North Frisian ham, höm (“him”), Dutch hem (“him”), German Low German hum, hüm, em (“him”), German ihm (“him”, dative).

## Easily confused with
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-ho)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hp)
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hm)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hu)
- **HK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hk)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hv)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hn)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-his)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-how)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hit)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hot)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hip)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hop)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-huh)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hiv)
- **hmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hmm)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hub)

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