Which to use
“om” is a pronoun and “our” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,092
- “om” frequency rank
- #9,528
- “our” frequency rank
- 16620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | om | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | On. | Notre, nos |
Letter map: om vs our
Shared letters muted; letters that set om and our apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for om / our
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: om is apronoun and ouradeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
om is recorded at frequency rank #7,092, classified as apron. 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 16620, this pair ranks #386,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of om vs our
Shared letters: o. Private to "om": m. Private to "our": ru.
"om" · 2 letters · shape VC · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "om" and "our" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "om" or "our" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "om" vs "our" 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 "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "om" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs our". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.