uhhvsusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: uhh is a intj, us is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“uhh” is an intj and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,051
“uhh” frequency rank
#2,429
“us” frequency rank
29480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature uhh us
Definition ¡Uf!, ¡puf!, empleado para expresar confusión, duda o pausa. Nosotros (acusativo, dativo).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set uhh and us apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
uhh
2 ch
us

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uhh is /əː/ while us is /ʌs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

uhh is recorded at frequency rank #27,051, classified as anintj, pronounced /əː/. us is at rank #2,429, tagged as apron, pronounced /ʌs/.

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 29480, this pair ranks #216,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of uhh vs us

Shared letters: u. Private to "uhh": h. Private to "us": s.

"uhh" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "us" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequency comparison

uhh#27,051
us#2,429

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "uhh" and "us" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "uhh" is an intj and "us" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "uhh" or "us"?
"us" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,429 in our Spanish list, against #27,051 for "uhh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering uhh vs us

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “uhh”; for a pronoun, it's “us”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “uhh” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list