Which to use
“hal” is a noun and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,531
- “hal” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 21740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hal | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | salão | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: hal vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set hal and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: hal vs his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hal is anoun and hisapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hal is recorded at frequency rank #13,531, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæːˀl/. his is at rank #8,209, tagged as apron.
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 21740, this pair ranks #48,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hal vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "hal": al. Private to "his": is.
"hal" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "hal" and "his". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hal" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hal vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.