Which to use
“us” is a pronoun and “uta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #95
- “us” frequency rank
- #42,476
- “uta” frequency rank
- 42571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | us | uta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) | A kind of Japanese poem. |
Letter map: us vs uta
Shared letters muted; letters that set us and uta apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: us vs uta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: us is apronoun and utaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
us is recorded at frequency rank #95, classified as apron, pronounced /əs/. uta is at rank #42,476, 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 42571, this pair ranks #247,989 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of us vs uta
Shared letters: u. Private to "us": s. Private to "uta": at.
"us" · 2 letters · shape VC · "uta" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "us" and "uta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "us" or "uta" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "us" and "uta".
- Full dictionary entry for "us" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,989 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "us" and "uta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "UAS vs uta". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,989 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.