Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hoi” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,444
- “him” frequency rank
- #42,480
- “hoi” frequency rank
- 65924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hoi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Él. | Grafía obsoleta de hoy |
Where the eye mixes him and hoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: him vs hoi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: him is /ˈhɪm/ while hoi is [ˈoj]. 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 65924, 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/. hoi is at rank #42,480, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈoj].
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 65924, this pair ranks #41,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hoi
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hoi": o.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hoi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "him" for "hoi" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "him" or "hoi" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hoi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoi vs hut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.