Which to use
“her” is an adverb and “heure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,053
- “her” frequency rank
- #346
- “heure” frequency rank
- 14399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | heure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique un mouvement en direction du locuteur | Unité de mesure du temps, compatible avec le Système international, dérivée de la seconde, dont le symbole est h. 1 heure = 60 minutes = 3600 secondes. |
Where the eye mixes her and heure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: her is \heːɐ̯\ while heure is ^((h muet))\œʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #14,053, classified as anadv, pronounced \heːɐ̯\. heure is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\œʁ\.
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 14399, this pair ranks #396,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of her vs heure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "heure": u.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "heure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- heure ← ehure · herue · heuer · heurre · hheure · huere