Which to use
“her” and “hurt” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,857
- “her” frequency rank
- #23,362
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 33219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | her | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, dela | machucado, ferido |
Letter map: her vs hurt
Shared letters muted; letters that set her and hurt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - her / hurt
her and hurt are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
her is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anadj. hurt is at rank #23,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɜːt/.
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 33219, this pair ranks #34,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of her vs hurt
Shared letters: hr. Private to "her": e. Private to "hurt": tu.
"her" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurt ← hhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "her" and "hurt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "her" vs "hurt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "her" and "hurt".
- Full dictionary entry for "her" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "her" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs hurt". 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 #34,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.