Which to use
“hour” is a noun and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,613
- “hour” frequency rank
- #14,418
- “our” frequency rank
- 49031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hora. | Nuestro, nuestra. |
Same sound, different letters: hour vs our
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: hour vs our
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hour and our carry the same recorded pronunciation, /ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other apronoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “our” sits inside “hour”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #34,613, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/. our is at rank #14,418, tagged as apron, pronounced /aʊə(ɹ)/.
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 49031, this pair ranks #111,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs our
Shared letters: oru. Private to "hour": h. Private to "our": -.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hour ← hhour · horu · hourr · huor · ohur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hour" and "our" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hour" vs "our" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "hour" / "our". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hour vs hut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #111,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.