Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hoc” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,444
- “him” frequency rank
- #22,043
- “hoc” frequency rank
- 45487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hoc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Él. | Hacia aquí, hacia este lugar, en esta dirección. |
Where the eye mixes him and hoc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between him and hoc
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: him is /ˈhɪm/ while hoc is /ˈhoːk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45487, 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/. hoc is at rank #22,043, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈhoːk/.
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 45487, this pair ranks #131,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hoc
Shared letters: h. Private to "him": im. Private to "hoc": co.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "him" and "hoc" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "him" or "hoc"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "him" and "hoc" 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 "hoc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hoc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.