Which to use
“hama” is an adjective and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,985
- “hama” frequency rank
- #22,888
- “him” frequency rank
- 54873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flou, incertain, inconcevable. | Pronom de la troisième personne du singulier masculin accusatif. Le, lui. |
Where the eye mixes hama and him
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hama and him
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hama is \ˈhɑ.mɑ\ while him is \hɪm\. 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 (adjective vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #31,985, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈhɑ.mɑ\. him is at rank #22,888, tagged as apron, pronounced \hɪm\.
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 54873, this pair ranks #131,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs him
Shared letters: hm. Private to "hama": a. Private to "him": i.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hama" for "him" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hama" or "him"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama vs hash". 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 #131,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.