Which to use
“ons” is a pronoun and “ORB” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- #38,932
- “ORB” frequency rank
- 69159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ons | ORB |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erste Person plural : unser | Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg |
Letter map: ons vs ORB
Shared letters muted; letters that set ons and ORB apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ons and ORB follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for ons / ORB
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ons is apronoun and ORBanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ons is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as apron. ORB is at rank #38,932, tagged as anabbrev.
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 69159, this pair ranks #485,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ons vs ORB
Shared letters: o. Private to "ons": ns. Private to "ORB": br.
"ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ORB" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ons" for "ORB" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ons" or "ORB"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ons" and "ORB".
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ORB" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ons" and "ORB" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ORB". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #485,197 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.