OGHvsourWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: OGH is a abbrev, our is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“OGH” is an abbrev and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,937
“OGH” frequency rank
#8,607
“our” frequency rank
58544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature OGH our
Definition Abkürzung für Oberster Gerichtshof (ist in Österreich die höchste richterliche Instanz in Zivil- und Strafsachen) unser

Where the eye mixes OGH and our

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
OGH
3 ch
our

Look-alike desk: OGH vs our

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: OGH is [oːɡeːˈhaː] while our is [aʊə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

OGH is recorded at frequency rank #49,937, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [oːɡeːˈhaː]. our is at rank #8,607, tagged as apron, pronounced [aʊə].

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 58544, this pair ranks #858,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of OGH vs our

Shared letters: o. Private to "OGH": gh. Private to "our": ru.

"OGH" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "OGH" and "our" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "OGH" is an abbrev and "our" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "OGH" vs "our" - which ranks higher?
"our" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,607 in our German list, against #49,937 for "OGH". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "OGH" and "our" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "OGH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #858,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "OGH" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ONO". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #858,689 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list