Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “ho” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- 18347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | ho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | o |
Letter map: her vs ho
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and ho apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for her / ho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and hoapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. ho is at rank #8,490, 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 18347, this pair ranks #52,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs ho
Shared letters: h. Private to "her": er. Private to "ho": o.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ho" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "her" for "ho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "her" vs "ho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "her" and "ho".
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "ho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs her". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.