# himself

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /hɪmˈsɛlf/ · frequency rank #561

## Definitions
1. Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
2. He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
4. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he (used of upper-class gentlemen, or sarcastically, of men who imagine themselves to be more important than others)

## Etymology
From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.

## Easily confused with
- **herself** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herself-vs-himself)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhimself`, `himeslf`, `himmself`, `himsefl`, `himselff`, `himsellf`, `himslef`, `himsself`, `hismelf`, `hmiself`, `ihmself`

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