Which to use
“head” is an adjective and “heim” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,735
- “head” frequency rank
- #17,811
- “heim” frequency rank
- 28546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | heim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | central (principal) | expressa incompreensão, não entendimento, simultaneamente comunicando àquele ao qual se dirige, que elucide o sentido, o nexo, que dê clarificação ou que melhor se fale ou expresse o que se acabou de comunicar |
Letter map: head vs heim
Shared letters muted; letters that set head and heim apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - head and heim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: head is anadjective and heimanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #10,735, classified as anadj. heim is at rank #17,811, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ẽɲ/.
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 28546, this pair ranks #40,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of head vs heim
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "heim": im.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "heim" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "head" and "heim" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "head" vs "heim" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "heim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heim vs hui". 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 #40,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.