ofivsourConfusable pair

Quick tell: ofi is a noun, our is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ofi” is a noun and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,187
“ofi” frequency rank
#14,418
“our” frequency rank
50605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ofi our
Definition Oficina. Nuestro, nuestra.

Where the eye mixes ofi and our

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ofi
3 ch
our

Visual trap between ofi and our

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ofi is [ˈofi] while our is /aʊə(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ofi is recorded at frequency rank #36,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈofi]. 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 50605, this pair ranks #102,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ofi vs our

Shared letters: o. Private to "ofi": fi. Private to "our": ru.

"ofi" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ofi" for "our" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ofi" is a noun and "our" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ofi" or "our" show up more?
"our" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,418 in our Spanish list, against #36,187 for "ofi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ofi" and "our" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ofi" 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 #102,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ofi" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ofi vs ome". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #102,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list