Which to use
“hat” is a noun and “him” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,453
- “hat” frequency rank
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- 39201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hat | him |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chapéu | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe |
Letter map: hat vs him
Shared letters muted; letters that set hat and him apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - hat and him
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hat is anoun and himapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hat is recorded at frequency rank #19,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /hæt/, SAMPA: /h{t/. 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 39201, this pair ranks #27,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hat vs him
Shared letters: h. Private to "hat": at. Private to "him": im.
"hat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "him" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hat" and "him" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hat" vs "him" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hat" and "him".
- Full dictionary entry for "hat" 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 #27,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hat" and "him" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.