Which to use
“he” is a pronoun and “hear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,293
- “he” frequency rank
- #23,683
- “hear” frequency rank
- 30976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | he | hear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural, eles, elas | ouvir |
Letter map: he vs hear
Shared letters muted; letters that set he and hear apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: he vs hear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: he is apronoun and hearaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “he” sits inside “hear”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
he is recorded at frequency rank #7,293, classified as apron. hear is at rank #23,683, tagged as averb, pronounced /hiːɹ/.
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 30976, this pair ranks #37,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of he vs hear
Shared letters: eh. Private to "he": -. Private to "hear": ar.
"he" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hear ← ehar · haer · hearr · hhear
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "he" and "hear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "he" vs "hear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "he" and "hear".
- Full dictionary entry for "he" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "he" and "hear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hear vs Hebe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.