Which to use
“ham” is a noun and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 27955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: ham vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ham and his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ham 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 27955, 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/. 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 27955, this pair ranks #40,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "ham": am. Private to "his": is.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ham" and "his" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ham" or "his"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ham" and "his".
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" 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 #40,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.