Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “hera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #22,045
- “hera” frequency rank
- 31902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | hera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | designação de várias plantas trepadoras |
Letter map: her vs hera
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and hera apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: her vs hera
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and heraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “her” sits inside “hera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. hera is at rank #22,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/.
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 31902, this pair ranks #36,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs hera
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "hera": a.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hera ← ehra · herra · hhera · hrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "her" and "hera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "her" or "hera"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "her" and "hera".
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "hera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe vs hera". 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 #36,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.