Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “here” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #6,071
- “here” frequency rank
- 15928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | here |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | aqui |
Letter map: her vs here
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and here apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - her and here
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and hereanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “her” sits inside “here”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. here is at rank #6,071, tagged as anadv, pronounced /hɪɹ/.
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 15928, this pair ranks #55,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs here
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "here": -.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "here" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- here ← ehre · heer · herre · hhere · hree
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "her" for "here" ever safe?
Which is more common, "her" or "here"?
What to do next
Pair "her" vs "here" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "here" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "here" 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 #55,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.