Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,444
- “him” frequency rank
- #21,355
- “hits” frequency rank
- 44799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Él. | Forma del plural de hit. |
Where the eye mixes him and hits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: him vs hits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: him is /ˈhɪm/ while hits is [ˈit̪s]. 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 44799, 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/. hits is at rank #21,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪s].
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 44799, this pair ranks #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hits
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hits": st.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hits ← hhits · hist · hitss · hitts · ihts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "him" and "hits" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "him" vs "hits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hits" 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 #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.