Which to use
“he” is a pronoun and “hero” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,293
- “he” frequency rank
- #15,354
- “hero” frequency rank
- 22647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | he | hero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural, eles, elas | herói |
Letter map: he vs hero
Shared letters muted; letters that set he and hero apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - he and hero
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: he is apronoun and heroanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “he” sits inside “hero”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
he is recorded at frequency rank #7,293, classified as apron. hero is at rank #15,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɪɹoʊ/, /hiːɹoʊ/.
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 22647, this pair ranks #47,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of he vs hero
Shared letters: eh. Private to "he": -. Private to "hero": or.
"he" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hero" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hero ← ehro · heor · herro · hhero · hreo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "he" and "hero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "he" or "hero" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "he" and "hero".
- Full dictionary entry for "he" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "he" and "hero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe vs hero". 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 #47,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.