# ouch vs ought

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ouch
*intj · IPA /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #13,773*
An expression of one's own physical pain.

### ought
*verb · IPA /ɔːt/ · frequency rank #3,966*
simple past of owe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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