# ur vs uric

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### uric
*adjective · IPA /ˈjʊɹɪk/ · frequency rank #45,151*
Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.

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