Which to use
“Henry” is a name and “her” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,013
- “Henry” frequency rank
- #13,484
- “her” frequency rank
- 17497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Henry | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Enrique. | Ella. |
Where the eye mixes Henry and her
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Henry with her
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Henry is /ˈhen.ri/ 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 17497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Henry is recorded at frequency rank #4,013, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈhen.ri/. 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 17497, this pair ranks #271,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Henry vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Henry": ny. Private to "her": -.
"Henry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Henry ← ehnry · hennry · henrry · henryy · henyr · herny · hhenry · hnery
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Henry" for "her" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Henry" vs "her" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Henry" and "her" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Henry" 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 #271,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Henry" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heard vs her". 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 #271,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.