hinovshisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hino is a noun, his is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hino” is a noun and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,238
“hino” frequency rank
#8,209
“his” frequency rank
12447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hino his
Definition canto de louvor, adoração ou invocação (à divindade) pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hino and his apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hino
3 ch
his

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hino is anoun and hisapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hino is recorded at frequency rank #4,238, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.nu/. 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 12447, this pair ranks #60,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hino vs his

Shared letters: hi. Private to "hino": no. Private to "his": s.

"hino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hinohhino · hinno · hion · hnio · ihno

Frequency comparison

hino#4,238
his#8,209

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hino" and "his" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hino" is a noun and "his" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hino" or "his"?
"hino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,238 in our Portuguese list, against #8,209 for "his". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hino vs his

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hino”; for a pronoun, it's “his”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hino” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list