Which to use
“Henri” is a name and “her” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,115
- “Henri” frequency rank
- #13,484
- “her” frequency rank
- 28599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Henri | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Enrique. | Ella. |
Where the eye mixes Henri and her
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Henri and her
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Henri is [ɑ̃.ʁi] while her is /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/ (tónico). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Henri is recorded at frequency rank #15,115, classified as aname, pronounced [ɑ̃.ʁi]. her is at rank #13,484, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/ (tónico).
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 28599, this pair ranks #221,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Henri vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Henri": in. Private to "her": -.
"Henri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Henri ← ehnri · henir · hennri · henrri · herni · hhenri · hneri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Henri" and "her" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Henri" or "her" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Henri" and "her" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Henri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Henri" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heard vs Henri". 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 #221,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.