Which to use
“hem” is an intj and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,124
- “hem” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 35333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hem | his |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: hem vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set hem and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - hem and his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hem is anintj and hisapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35333, 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/. his is at rank #8,209, 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 35333, this pair ranks #31,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hem vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "hem": em. Private to "his": is.
"hem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hem" and "his" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hem" or "his" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hem" and "his".
- Full dictionary entry for "hem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hem" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hem vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.