Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “herói” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #2,683
- “herói” frequency rank
- 12540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | herói |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | indivíduo notável positivamente por seus feitos e/ou capacidades |
Letter map: her vs herói
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and herói apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. her runs 3 letters (CVC) against herói's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: her vs herói
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and heróianoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “her” sits inside “herói”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. herói is at rank #2,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced /e.'ɾɔj/.
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 12540, this pair ranks #60,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of her vs herói
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "her": -. Private to "herói": ió.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "herói" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "her" and "herói" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "her" or "herói"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "her" and "herói".
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herói" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "herói" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs her". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.