Which to use
“us” is a pronoun and “uses” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,429
- “us” frequency rank
- #13,811
- “uses” frequency rank
- 16240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | us | uses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nosotros (acusativo, dativo). | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de usar o de usarse. |
Where the eye mixes us and uses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: us vs uses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: us is /ʌs/ while uses is [ˈuses]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “us” sits inside “uses”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
us is recorded at frequency rank #2,429, classified as apron, pronounced /ʌs/. uses is at rank #13,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈuses].
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 16240, this pair ranks #276,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of us vs uses
Shared letters: su. Private to "us": -. Private to "uses": e.
"us" · 2 letters · shape VC · "uses" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- uses ← sues · uces · uess · usess · usse · usses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "us" for "uses" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "us" or "uses" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "us" and "uses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "us" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "us" and "uses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "urea vs uses". 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 #276,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.