Which to use
“om” is a pronoun and “oui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,092
- “om” frequency rank
- #132
- “oui” frequency rank
- 7224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | om | oui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | On. | 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. |
Letter map: om vs oui
Shared letters muted; letters that set om and oui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - om and oui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: om is apronoun and ouianadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
om is recorded at frequency rank #7,092, classified as apron. 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 7224, this pair ranks #423,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of om vs oui
Shared letters: o. Private to "om": m. Private to "oui": iu.
"om" · 2 letters · shape VC · "oui" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "om" for "oui" ever safe?
Which is more common, "om" or "oui"?
After this comparison
Pair "om" vs "oui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "om" 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 #423,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "om" and "oui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs om". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.