Which to use
“omis” and “ons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,266
- “omis” frequency rank
- #30,725
- “ons” frequency rank
- 48991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omis | ons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui n'avait pas été inscrite sur les listes de recrutement de l'armée. | Pluriel de on. |
Where the eye mixes omis and ons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between omis and ons
A purely visual mix-up. omis (\ɔ.mi\) and ons (\ɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omis is recorded at frequency rank #18,266, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.mi\. ons is at rank #30,725, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ̃\.
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 48991, this pair ranks #174,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of omis vs ons
Shared letters: os. Private to "omis": im. Private to "ons": n.
"omis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- omis ← oims · omiss · ommis · omsi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "omis" and "ons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "omis" or "ons" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "omis" and "ons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omis" and "ons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #174,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.