Which to use
“h” is a symbol and “her” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,433
- “h” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- 11290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | h | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | símbolo de hora: | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela |
Letter map: h vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set h and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for h / her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: h is asymbol and heranadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “h” sits inside “her”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
h is recorded at frequency rank #1,433, classified as asymbol. her is at rank #9,857, tagged as anadj.
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 11290, this pair ranks #61,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of h vs her
Shared letters: h. Private to "h": -. Private to "her": er.
"h" · 1 letters · shape C · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "h" and "her" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "h" or "her" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "h" and "her". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "h" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "h" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs her". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.