# our vs owe

> 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).

### owe
*verb · IPA /əʊ/ · frequency rank #5,820*
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

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