# our vs oust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### our
*determiner · IPA /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #76*
Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).

### oust
*verb · IPA /aʊst/ · frequency rank #31,281*
To expel; to remove.

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