Which to use
“him” is a pronoun and “hits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,748
- “him” frequency rank
- #11,080
- “hits” frequency rank
- 30828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | him | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso objetivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, ele, o, lhe | plural de hit |
Letter map: him vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set him and hits apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: him vs hits
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: him is apronoun and hitsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
him is recorded at frequency rank #19,748, classified as apron. hits is at rank #11,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɪts.
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 30828, this pair ranks #37,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of him vs hits
Shared letters: hi. Private to "him": m. Private to "hits": st.
"him" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hits ← hhits · hist · hitss · hitts · htis · ihts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "him" and "hits" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "him" vs "hits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "him" vs "hits" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "him" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "him" and "hits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "him vs hui". 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 #37,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.