Which to use
“uh” is an intj and “uns” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,767
- “uh” frequency rank
- #85
- “uns” frequency rank
- 11852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uh | uns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausruf des Widerwillens, des Erschreckens | Personalpronomen 1. Person Plural Dativ |
Where the eye mixes uh and uns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uh is [uː] while uns is [ʊns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uh is recorded at frequency rank #11,767, classified as anintj, pronounced [uː]. uns is at rank #85, tagged as apron, pronounced [ʊns].
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 11852, this pair ranks #1,967,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of uh vs uns
Shared letters: u. Private to "uh": h. Private to "uns": ns.
"uh" · 2 letters · shape VC · "uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC