# u vs ur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### u
*character · IPA /ˈjuː/ · frequency rank #819*
The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

### ur
*intj · IPA /ɝ/ · frequency rank #8,224*
Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

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