Which to use
“his” is a pronoun and “hush” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,209
- “his” frequency rank
- #34,316
- “hush” frequency rank
- 42525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | his | hush |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome do caso possessivo da terceira pessoa masculina do singular, dele. | silêncio |
Letter map: his vs hush
Shared letters muted; letters that set his and hush apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. his runs 3 letters (CVC) against hush's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: his vs hush
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: his is apronoun and hushanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
his is recorded at frequency rank #8,209, classified as apron. hush is at rank #34,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hʌʃ/, /hʊʃ/.
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 42525, this pair ranks #23,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of his vs hush
Shared letters: hs. Private to "his": i. Private to "hush": u.
"his" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hush" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hush ← hhush · hsuh · huhs · hushh · hussh · uhsh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "his" and "hush" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "his" vs "hush" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "his" vs "hush" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "his" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hush" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "his" and "hush" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hui vs hush". 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 #23,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.