Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 18066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: her vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: her vs his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and hisapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. 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 18066, this pair ranks #53,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "her": er. Private to "his": is.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "her" and "his" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "her" vs "his" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "her" and "his". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "her" 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 #53,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs her". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.