uns vs USK, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“uns” is a pronoun and “USK” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#85
“uns” frequency rank: #38,479
“USK” frequency rank: 38564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	uns	USK
Definition	Personalpronomen 1. Person Plural Dativ	Unterstützungskommando, Teil der Spezialkräfte der Bayerischen Polizei

Letter map: uns vs USK

Shared letters muted; letters that set uns and USK apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

uns

3 ch

USK

Grammar separator: uns vs USK

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uns is apronoun and USKanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

uns is recorded at frequency rank #85, classified as apron, pronounced [ʊns]. USK is at rank #38,479, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 38564, this pair ranks #1,560,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of uns vs USK

Shared letters: su. Private to "uns": n. Private to "USK": k.

"uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "USK" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "uns" and "USK" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "uns" is a pronoun and "USK" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "uns" or "USK" show up more?

"uns" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #85 in our German list, against #38,479 for "USK". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "uns" vs "USK" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "uns" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "USK" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,560,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"uns" and "USK" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs USK". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,560,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.