othvsouiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: oth is a noun, oui is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“oth” is a noun and “oui” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,944
“oth” frequency rank
#44,386
“oui” frequency rank
84330
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature oth oui
Definition Obsolete spelling of oath. Synonym of yes.

Letter map: oth vs oui

Shared letters muted; letters that set oth and oui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
oth
3 ch
oui

Role in the sentence - oth and oui

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oth is anoun and ouianintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

oth is recorded at frequency rank #39,944, classified as anoun. oui is at rank #44,386, tagged as anintj, pronounced /wiː/.

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 84330, this pair ranks #12,269 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of oth vs oui

Shared letters: o. Private to "oth": ht. Private to "oui": iu.

"oth" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "oui" · 3 letters · shape VVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "oth" and "oui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "oth" is a noun and "oui" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "oth" vs "oui" - which ranks higher?
"oth" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,944 in our English list, against #44,386 for "oui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "oth" vs "oui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "oth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "oui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,269 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "oth" and "oui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omi vs oui". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #12,269 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list