Which to use
“urs” is a noun and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,739
- “urs” frequency rank
- #95
- “us” frequency rank
- 34834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | urs | us |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual. | Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) |
Letter map: urs vs us
Shared letters muted; letters that set urs and us apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: urs vs us
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: urs is anoun and usapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
urs is recorded at frequency rank #34,739, classified as anoun. 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 34834, this pair ranks #317,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of urs vs us
Shared letters: su. Private to "urs": r. Private to "us": -.
"urs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "us" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "urs" 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 #317,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "urs" and "us" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "UAS vs urs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #317,257 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.