herevsheurtéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: here is a adverb, heurté is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“here” is an adverb and “heurté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,597
“here” frequency rank
#18,501
“heurté” frequency rank
30098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature here heurté
Definition Ici. Qualifie un dessin où l’artiste a négligé de fondre les teintes avec soin et d’adoucir les contours, mais qui est large et vigoureux.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set here and heurté apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
here
6 ch
heurté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: here is \hɪɚ\ while heurté is ^((h aspiré))\œʁ.te\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

here is recorded at frequency rank #11,597, classified as anadv, pronounced \hɪɚ\. heurté is at rank #18,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\œʁ.te\.

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 30098, this pair ranks #312,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of here vs heurté

Shared letters: ehr. Private to "here": -. Private to "heurté": tué.

"here" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "heurté" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hereehre · heer · herre · hhere · hree

Frequency comparison

here#11,597
heurté#18,501

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "here" and "heurté" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "here" is an adverb and "heurté" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "here" or "heurté"?
"here" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,597 in our French list, against #18,501 for "heurté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering here vs heurté

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “here”; for an adjective, it's “heurté”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “here” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list