Which to use
“og” is a conjunction and “om” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,889
- “og” frequency rank
- #7,092
- “om” frequency rank
- 36981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | og | om |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Et, conjonction exprimant l’addition. | On. |
Letter map: og vs om
Shared letters muted; letters that set og and om apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - og and om
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: og is aconjunction and omapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “og” becomes m in “om”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
og is recorded at frequency rank #29,889, classified as aconj, pronounced \ɔːɣ\. om is at rank #7,092, tagged as apron.
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 36981, this pair ranks #265,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of og vs om
Shared letters: o. Private to "og": g. Private to "om": m.
"og" · 2 letters · shape VC · "om" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "og" for "om" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "og" or "om" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "og" vs "om" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "og" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "om" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "og" and "om" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs og". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.