hir
/hɪɹ/pronoun, determinernonstandard
hir is spelled H-I-R: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, hir means “Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hir?
| Letters | 3: H-I-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hir?
Hir appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hir?
- UK /hɪə(ɹ)/
- US /hɪɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with hir
Sounds like: hear (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hir?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hir from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hir
- hirself
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
nonstandardThem (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.
determiner
- 1
nonstandardBelonging to hir, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hir come from?
Blend of him/his + her.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).