Which to use
“hem” is an intj and “HTML” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,982
- “hem” frequency rank
- #15,405
- “HTML” frequency rank
- 51387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hem | HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont on se sert pour attirer l’attention, pour appeler. | Langage informatique qui décrit les éléments d'une page Web à l'aide de balises, en vue de sa publication dans le World Wide Web. |
Where the eye mixes hem and HTML
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hem with HTML
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hem is ^((h aspiré))\ɛm\ while HTML is ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.te.ɛm.ɛl\. 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 (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hem is recorded at frequency rank #35,982, classified as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛm\. HTML is at rank #15,405, tagged as aname, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aʃ.te.ɛm.ɛl\.
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 51387, this pair ranks #155,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hem vs HTML
Shared letters: hm. Private to "hem": e. Private to "HTML": lt.
"hem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "HTML" · 4 letters · shape CCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- HTML ← hhtml · hmtl · htlm · htmll · htmml · httml · thml
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hem" for "HTML" ever safe?
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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 "hem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "HTML" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hem" and "HTML" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hatem vs hem". 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 #155,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.