Which to use
“ons” is a pronoun and “Outs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- #45,496
- “Outs” frequency rank
- 75723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ons | Outs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erste Person plural : unser | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out |
Letter map: ons vs Outs
Shared letters muted; letters that set ons and Outs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ons and Outs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ons is apronoun and Outsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ons is recorded at frequency rank #30,227, classified as apron. Outs is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡s].
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 75723, this pair ranks #300,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ons vs Outs
Shared letters: os. Private to "ons": n. Private to "Outs": tu.
"ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Outs" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Outs ← otus · oust · outss · outts · uots
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Outs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ons" and "Outs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ones vs Outs". 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 #300,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.