# once vs ouch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### once
*adverb · IPA /wʌn(t)s/ · frequency rank #275*
One and only one time.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/once-vs-ouch