Which to use
“his” is a pronoun and “hits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- #11,080
- “hits” frequency rank
- 19289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. | plural de hit |
Letter map: his vs hits
Shared letters muted; letters that set his and hits apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. his runs 3 letters (CVC) against hits's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - his and hits
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: his is apronoun and hitsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #8,209, 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 19289, this pair ranks #51,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hits
Shared letters: his. Private to "his": -. Private to "hits": t.
"his" · 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 "his" and "hits" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "his" or "hits" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "his" and "hits".
- Full dictionary entry for "his" 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 #51,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "hits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "his 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 #51,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.