Which to use
“us” is a pronoun and “USS” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #95
- “us” frequency rank
- #16,157
- “USS” frequency rank
- 16252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | us | USS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) | Initialism of United States Ship. |
Letter map: us vs USS
Shared letters muted; letters that set us and USS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: us vs USS
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: us is apronoun and USSanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “us” sits inside “USS”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
us is recorded at frequency rank #95, classified as apron, pronounced /əs/. USS is at rank #16,157, 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 16252, this pair ranks #458,944 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of us vs USS
Shared letters: su. Private to "us": -. Private to "USS": -.
"us" · 2 letters · shape VC · "USS" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "us" and "USS" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "us" vs "USS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "us" and "USS". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "us" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "USS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #458,944 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "us" and "USS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "UAS vs USS". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #458,944 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.