Which to use
“head” is an adjective and “here” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,215
- “head” frequency rank
- #11,597
- “here” frequency rank
- 29812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | here |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la tête. | Ici. |
Where the eye mixes head and here
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between head and here
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: head is \hɛd\ while here is \hɪɚ\. 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 (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #18,215, classified as anadj, pronounced \hɛd\. here is at rank #11,597, tagged as anadv, pronounced \hɪɚ\.
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 29812, this pair ranks #314,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of head vs here
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "here": r.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "here" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "head" and "here" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "head" or "here" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "head" and "here" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "here" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "here" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs head". 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 #314,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.