Which to use
“OH” is a noun and “our” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #359
- “OH” frequency rank
- #76
- “our” frequency rank
- 435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | OH | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc. | Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our). |
Letter map: OH vs our
Shared letters muted; letters that set OH and our apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for OH / our
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: OH is anoun and ouradeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
OH is recorded at frequency rank #359, classified as anoun. our is at rank #76, tagged as adet, pronounced /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/.
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 435, this pair ranks #529,432 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of OH vs our
Shared letters: o. Private to "OH": h. Private to "our": ru.
"OH" · 2 letters · shape VC · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "OH" for "our" ever safe?
Which is more common, "OH" or "our"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "OH" and "our".
- Full dictionary entry for "OH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #529,432 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "OH" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OH vs omi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #529,432 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.