# his vs how

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### his
*determiner · IPA \hɪz\ · frequency rank #11,230*
Son, sa ou ses (à lui).

### how
*adverb · IPA \ˈhaʊ\ · frequency rank #10,887*
Comment, de quelle manière.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/his-vs-how