Which to use
“UBS” is a name and “us's” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,893
- “UBS” frequency rank
- #40,501
- “us's” frequency rank
- 74394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | UBS | us's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Union of Burma Ship. The designation of ships in the Burmese Navy. | Contraction of us + is. |
Letter map: UBS vs us's
Shared letters muted; letters that set UBS and us's apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: UBS is aname and us'sacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
UBS is recorded at frequency rank #33,893, classified as aname. us's is at rank #40,501, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈʌsɪz/.
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 74394, this pair ranks #36,487 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of UBS vs us's
Shared letters: su. Private to "UBS": b. Private to "us's": -.
"UBS" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "us's" · 3 letters · shape VCC