Which to use
“ohne” is a preposition and “ons” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #111
- “ohne” frequency rank
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- 30338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ohne | ons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden ausschließend | Erste Person plural : unser |
Letter map: ohne vs ons
Shared letters muted; letters that set ohne and ons apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ohne runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ons's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ohne vs ons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ohne is apreposition and onsapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ohne is recorded at frequency rank #111, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈoːnə]. ons is at rank #30,227, 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 30338, this pair ranks #1,749,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ohne vs ons
Shared letters: no. Private to "ohne": eh. Private to "ons": s.
"ohne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ohne ← hone · ohen · ohhne · ohnne · onhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ohne" and "ons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ohne" or "ons"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ohne" vs "ons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ohne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ohne" and "ons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ons". 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 #1,749,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.