Which to use
“us's” is a contraction and “USO” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,501
- “us's” frequency rank
- #35,573
- “USO” frequency rank
- 76074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | us's | USO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction of us + is. | Unidentified submerged object or unidentified submarine object. |
Letter map: us's vs USO
Shared letters muted; letters that set us's and USO apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: us's is acontraction and USOanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
us's is recorded at frequency rank #40,501, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈʌsɪz/. USO is at rank #35,573, tagged as anoun.
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 76074, this pair ranks #31,144 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of us's vs USO
Shared letters: su. Private to "us's": -. Private to "USO": o.
"us's" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "USO" · 3 letters · shape VCV