Which to use
“ure” is a noun and “uric” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,571
- “ure” frequency rank
- #45,151
- “uric” frequency rank
- 80722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ure | uric |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Use, practise, exercise. | Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine. |
Letter map: ure vs uric
Shared letters muted; letters that set ure and uric apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ure runs 3 letters (VCV) against uric's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ure vs uric
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ure is anoun and uricanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ure is recorded at frequency rank #35,571, classified as anoun. uric is at rank #45,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈjʊɹɪk/.
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 80722, this pair ranks #19,193 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ure vs uric
Shared letters: ru. Private to "ure": e. Private to "uric": ci.
"ure" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "uric" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- uric ← ruic · uirc · urci · uricc · urric
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ure" and "uric" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ure" or "uric"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ure" and "uric". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uric" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,193 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ure" and "uric" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Uriah vs uric". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #19,193 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.