Which to use
“hey” is an intj and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,190
- “hey” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- 14399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hey | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oi; olá (usada como saudação) | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. |
Letter map: hey vs his
Shared letters muted; letters that set hey and his apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: hey vs his
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hey is anintj and hisapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hey is recorded at frequency rank #6,190, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈhɛi/. 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 14399, this pair ranks #57,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hey vs his
Shared letters: h. Private to "hey": ey. Private to "his": is.
"hey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hey" for "his" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hey" or "his" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hey" and "his".
- Full dictionary entry for "hey" 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 #57,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hey" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "his vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.