Which to use
“hem” is an intj and “her” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,124
- “hem” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- 36981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hem | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa incompreensão, não entendimento, simultaneamente comunicando àquele ao qual se dirige, que elucide o sentido, o nexo, que dê clareza ou que melhor se fale ou expresse o que se acabou de comunicar | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela |
Letter map: hem vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set hem and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hem and her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hem is anintj and heranadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “hem” becomes r in “her”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hem is recorded at frequency rank #27,124, classified as anintj, pronounced /ẽɲ/. her is at rank #9,857, tagged as anadj.
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 36981, this pair ranks #29,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hem vs her
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hem": m. Private to "her": r.
"hem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hem" and "her" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hem" vs "her" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hem" and "her".
- Full dictionary entry for "hem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hem" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hem vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.