Which to use
“ours” is a pronoun and “outro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,527
- “ours” frequency rank
- #37,135
- “outro” frequency rank
- 42662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ours | outro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That or those belonging to us. | A portion of music at the end of a song. |
Where the eye mixes ours and outro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ours vs outro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ours is /ˈaʊəz/ while outro is /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ours is recorded at frequency rank #5,527, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈaʊəz/. outro is at rank #37,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/.
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 42662, this pair ranks #247,216 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ours vs outro
Shared letters: oru. Private to "ours": s. Private to "outro": t.
"ours" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "outro" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ours" and "outro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "ours" or "outro" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,216 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ours" and "outro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outgrow vs outro". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #247,216 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.