Which to use
“om” is a pronoun and “own” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,092
- “om” frequency rank
- #23,632
- “own” frequency rank
- 30724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | om | own |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | On. | Propre, qui appartient à. |
Letter map: om vs own
Shared letters muted; letters that set om and own apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for om / own
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: om is apronoun and ownanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
om is recorded at frequency rank #7,092, classified as apron. own is at rank #23,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced \oʊn\.
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 30724, this pair ranks #308,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of om vs own
Shared letters: o. Private to "om": m. Private to "own": nw.
"om" · 2 letters · shape VC · "own" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "om" for "own" ever safe?
Which is more common, "om" or "own"?
What to do next
Pair "om" vs "own" 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 "own" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "om" and "own" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs own". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.