Which to use
“hear” is a verb and “here” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,395
- “hear” frequency rank
- #9,469
- “here” frequency rank
- 50864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hear | here |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oír. | Aquí, acá. |
Same sound, different letters: hear vs here
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - hear and here
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hear and here carry the same recorded pronunciation, /hɪə(ɹ)/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hear is recorded at frequency rank #41,395, classified as averb, pronounced /hɪə(ɹ)/. here is at rank #9,469, tagged as anadv, pronounced /hɪə(ɹ)/.
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 50864, this pair ranks #100,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hear vs here
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hear": a. Private to "here": -.
"hear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "here" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hear" and "here" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hear" or "here"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "hear" / "here". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "hear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "here" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hear" and "here" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hear vs heard". 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 #100,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.