Which to use
“ham” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- 39494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe |
Letter map: ham vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ham and him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ham is anoun and himapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “ham” becomes i in “him”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39494, 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/. him is at rank #19,748, 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 39494, this pair ranks #26,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs him
Shared letters: hm. Private to "ham": a. Private to "him": i.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ham" for "him" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ham" vs "him" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "ham" vs "him" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "him" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,742 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.