Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,444
- “him” frequency rank
- #11,592
- “hito” frequency rank
- 35036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Él. | Piedra o columna que, fijada en el suelo y convenientemente indicada, marca la dirección en los caminos, las distancias y los límites de un territorio o propiedad. |
Where the eye mixes him and hito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between him and hito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: him is /ˈhɪm/ while hito is [ˈit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
him is recorded at frequency rank #23,444, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈhɪm/. hito is at rank #11,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪o].
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 35036, this pair ranks #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hito
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hito": ot.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hito ← hhito · hiot · hitto · htio · ihto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "him" for "hito" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "him" or "hito" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "him" and "hito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs hut". 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 #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.