Which to use
“ojo” is a noun and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,417
- “ojo” frequency rank
- #14,418
- “our” frequency rank
- 15835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ojo | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órgano sensible a la luz que permite la visión en los seres vivos. | Nuestro, nuestra. |
Where the eye mixes ojo and our
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between ojo and our
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ojo is [ˈoxo] 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 15835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ojo is recorded at frequency rank #1,417, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoxo]. 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 15835, this pair ranks #278,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ojo vs our
Shared letters: o. Private to "ojo": j. Private to "our": ru.
"ojo" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ojo" and "our" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ojo" or "our" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ojo" and "our" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ojo" 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 #278,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ojo" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oirá vs our". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #278,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.