Which to use
“ham” is a noun and “her” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- 29603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela |
Letter map: ham vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ham / her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ham is anoun and heranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ham is recorded at frequency rank #19,746, classified as anoun, pronounced /hæm/. 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 29603, this pair ranks #38,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs her
Shared letters: h. Private to "ham": am. Private to "her": er.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ham" and "her" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ham" or "her"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ham" and "her".
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" 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 #38,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.