# oust vs ouster

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ouster
*noun · IPA /ˈæɔstə/ · frequency rank #40,824*
A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.

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