Which to use
“Henry” is a noun and “her” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,682
- “Henry” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- 12539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Henry | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Henrique, Henrico | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela |
Letter map: Henry vs her
Shared letters muted; letters that set Henry and her apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Henry and her
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Henry is anoun and heranadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Henry is recorded at frequency rank #2,682, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛn.ri/.. 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 12539, this pair ranks #60,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Henry vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Henry": ny. Private to "her": -.
"Henry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Henry ← ehnry · hennry · henrry · henryy · henyr · herny · hhenry · hnery
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Henry" for "her" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Henry" vs "her" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "Henry" and "her". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Henry" 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 #60,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Henry" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs her". 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 #60,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.