Which to use
“og” is a conjunction and “oui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,889
- “og” frequency rank
- #132
- “oui” frequency rank
- 30021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | og | oui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Et, conjonction exprimant l’addition. | Mot utilisé pour apporter une réponse affirmative ou marquer l'accord sur une proposition. Il s’emploie aussi au début d’une phrase qui ne répond pas à une question exprimée ou au cours d’une phrase, pour marquer ou accentuer le caractère affirmatif de cette phrase. Il s’emploie dans le discours direct en réponse à une interrogation. Il est alors seul ou joint à des adverbes qui renforcent l’affirmation comme certes, vraiment, etc. |
Where the eye mixes og and oui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses og with oui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: og is \ɔːɣ\ while oui is \wi\. 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 (conjunction vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30021, 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\. oui is at rank #132, tagged as anadv, pronounced \wi\.
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 30021, this pair ranks #312,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of og vs oui
Shared letters: o. Private to "og": g. Private to "oui": iu.
"og" · 2 letters · shape VC · "oui" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "og" and "oui" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "og" or "oui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "og" and "oui" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "og" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "og" and "oui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs og". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.