Which to use
“her” is an adverb and “his” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,053
- “her” frequency rank
- #11,230
- “his” frequency rank
- 25283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique un mouvement en direction du locuteur | Son, sa ou ses (à lui). |
Where the eye mixes her and his
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: her vs his
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: her is \heːɐ̯\ while his is \hɪz\. 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 (adverb vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25283, 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\. his is at rank #11,230, tagged as adet, pronounced \hɪz\.
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 25283, this pair ranks #341,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of her vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "her": er. Private to "his": is.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "her" and "his" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "her" vs "his" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "her" and "his" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs her". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,745 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.