Which to use
“UO” is a name and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,629
- “UO” frequency rank
- #95
- “us” frequency rank
- 39724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | UO | us |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of University of Oregon | Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) |
Letter map: UO vs us
Shared letters muted; letters that set UO and us apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: UO vs us
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: UO is aname and usapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “UO” becomes s in “us”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
UO is recorded at frequency rank #39,629, classified as aname. us is at rank #95, tagged as apron, pronounced /əs/.
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 39724, this pair ranks #274,113 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of UO vs us
Shared letters: u. Private to "UO": o. Private to "us": s.
"UO" · 2 letters · shape VV · "us" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "UO" and "us" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "UO" or "us" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "UO" and "us".
- Full dictionary entry for "UO" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "us" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,113 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "UO" and "us" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "UAS vs UO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,113 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.