# och vs ouch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### och
*intj · IPA /ɒx/ · frequency rank #33,765*
general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.

### ouch
*intj · IPA /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #13,773*
An expression of one's own physical pain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ouch