# ou vs oz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ou
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.uː/ · frequency rank #10,099*
A probably extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea.

### oz
*noun · IPA /aʊns/ · frequency rank #7,037*
Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ou-vs-oz