Which to use
“oh” is an intj and “our” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #673
- “oh” frequency rank
- #9,528
- “our” frequency rank
- 10201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oh | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marque l’étonnement ou la surprise. | Notre, nos |
Where the eye mixes oh and our
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between oh and our
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oh is \o\ while our is \aʊɚ\. 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 determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oh is recorded at frequency rank #673, classified as anintj, pronounced \o\. our is at rank #9,528, tagged as adet, pronounced \aʊɚ\.
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 10201, this pair ranks #413,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oh vs our
Shared letters: o. Private to "oh": h. Private to "our": ru.
"oh" · 2 letters · shape VC · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oh" for "our" ever safe?
Which is more common, "oh" or "our"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "oh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oh" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs our". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #413,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.