Which to use
“ons” is a pronoun and “Opas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- #27,880
- “Opas” frequency rank
- 58107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ons | Opas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erste Person plural : unser | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Opa |
Letter map: ons vs Opas
Shared letters muted; letters that set ons and Opas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ons runs 3 letters (VCC) against Opas's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ons vs Opas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ons is apronoun and Opasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ons is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as apron. Opas is at rank #27,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːpas].
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 58107, this pair ranks #875,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ons vs Opas
Shared letters: os. Private to "ons": n. Private to "Opas": ap.
"ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Opas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Opas ← oaps · opass · oppas · opsa · poas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ons" for "Opas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ons" or "Opas"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ons" vs "Opas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Opas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #875,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ons" and "Opas" 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 #875,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.