Which to use
“ons” is a pronoun and “Opus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- #20,690
- “Opus” frequency rank
- 50917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ons | Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erste Person plural : unser | Werk eines Künstlers/Wissenschaftlers |
Letter map: ons vs Opus
Shared letters muted; letters that set ons and Opus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ons runs 3 letters (VCC) against Opus's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ons vs Opus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ons is apronoun and Opusanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ons is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as apron. Opus is at rank #20,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːpʊs].
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 50917, this pair ranks #1,155,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ons vs Opus
Shared letters: os. Private to "ons": n. Private to "Opus": pu.
"ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Opus ← oppus · opsu · opuss · oups · pous
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ons" for "Opus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ons" or "Opus"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ons" and "Opus".
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Opus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,155,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ons" and "Opus" 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 #1,155,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.