Which to use
“her” is an adjective and “hour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #13,099
- “hour” frequency rank
- 22956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | hora |
Letter map: her vs hour
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and hour apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: her vs hour
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: her is anadjective and houranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. hour is at rank #13,099, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aʊr/.
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 22956, this pair ranks #46,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs hour
Shared letters: hr. Private to "her": e. Private to "hour": ou.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "her" for "hour" ever safe?
Frequency check: "her" vs "hour" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "her" and "hour".
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "hour" 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 #46,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.