himvsHzTell them apart

Quick tell: him is a pronoun, Hz is a symbol, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“him” is a pronoun and “Hz” is a symbol - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,888
“him” frequency rank
#35,085
“Hz” frequency rank
57973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature him Hz
Definition Pronom de la troisième personne du singulier masculin accusatif. Le, lui. Symbole du hertz, unité de mesure de la fréquence dans le Système international.

Letter map: him vs Hz

Shared letters muted; letters that set him and Hz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
him
2 ch
Hz

Grammar separator: him vs Hz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: him is apronoun and Hzasymbol. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

him is recorded at frequency rank #22,888, classified as apron, pronounced \hɪm\. Hz is at rank #35,085, tagged as asymbol.

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 57973, this pair ranks #111,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of him vs Hz

Shared letters: h. Private to "him": im. Private to "Hz": z.

"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Hz" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "him" and "Hz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "him" is a pronoun and "Hz" a symbol, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "him" or "Hz"?
"him" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,888 in our French list, against #35,085 for "Hz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "him" and "Hz".

  • Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "him" and "Hz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Hz". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #111,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list