Which to use
“his” is a determiner and “hr” is an onomatopoeia - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,230
- “his” frequency rank
- #25,352
- “hr” frequency rank
- 36582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son, sa ou ses (à lui). | Variante de hrr. |
Letter map: his vs hr
Shared letters muted; letters that set his and hr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: his vs hr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: his is adeterminer and hranonomatopoeia. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #11,230, classified as adet, pronounced \hɪz\. hr is at rank #25,352, tagged as anonomatopoeia.
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 36582, this pair ranks #268,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hr
Shared letters: h. Private to "his": is. Private to "hr": r.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hr" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "his" and "hr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "his" vs "hr" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "his" and "hr". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "his" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "hr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.