# orb vs ours

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### orb
*noun · IPA /ɔɹb/ · frequency rank #20,723*
A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

### ours
*pronoun · IPA /ˈaʊəz/ · frequency rank #5,527*
That or those belonging to us.

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