Which to use
“oeufs” and “ours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,534
- “oeufs” frequency rank
- #4,358
- “ours” frequency rank
- 10892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oeufs | ours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de oeuf. | Plantigrade, carnassier ou omnivore, à fourrure épaisse, de la famille des ursidés. |
Where the eye mixes oeufs and ours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. oeufs runs 5 letters (VVVCC) against ours's 4 (VVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between oeufs and ours
A purely visual mix-up. oeufs (\ø\) and ours (\uʁs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oeufs is recorded at frequency rank #6,534, classified as anoun, pronounced \ø\. ours is at rank #4,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \uʁs\.
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 10892, this pair ranks #411,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oeufs vs ours
Shared letters: osu. Private to "oeufs": ef. Private to "ours": r.
"oeufs" · 5 letters · shape VVVCC · "ours" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oeufs" and "ours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "oeufs" vs "ours" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "oeufs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oeufs" and "ours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ours vs outrés". 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 #411,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.