Which to use
“us” is a pronoun and “UTC” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #95
- “us” frequency rank
- #11,316
- “UTC” frequency rank
- 11411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | us | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) | Coordinated Universal Time, which is the international standard for civil time and the Internet. |
Letter map: us vs UTC
Shared letters muted; letters that set us and UTC apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: us vs UTC
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: us is apronoun and UTCaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
us is recorded at frequency rank #95, classified as apron, pronounced /əs/. UTC is at rank #11,316, tagged as aname.
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 11411, this pair ranks #487,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of us vs UTC
Shared letters: u. Private to "us": s. Private to "UTC": ct.
"us" · 2 letters · shape VC · "UTC" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "us" and "UTC". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "us" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "UTC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #487,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "us" and "UTC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "UAS vs UTC". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #487,209 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.