Which to use
“hide” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,373
- “hide” frequency rank
- #22,888
- “him” frequency rank
- 70261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuir, peau (des animaux vivants). | Pronom de la troisième personne du singulier masculin accusatif. Le, lui. |
Where the eye mixes hide and him
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hide vs him
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hide is \haɪd\ while him is \hɪm\. 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 (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #47,373, classified as anoun, pronounced \haɪd\. him is at rank #22,888, tagged as apron, pronounced \hɪm\.
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 70261, this pair ranks #52,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs him
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hide": de. Private to "him": m.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hide ← hdie · hhide · hidde · hied · ihde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hide" and "him" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hide" vs "him" - which ranks higher?
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 "hide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedge vs hide". 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 #52,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.