Which to use
“orb” and “ours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,077
- “orb” frequency rank
- #4,358
- “ours” frequency rank
- 48435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orb | ours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orbe. | Plantigrade, carnassier ou omnivore, à fourrure épaisse, de la famille des ursidés. |
Where the eye mixes orb and ours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. orb runs 3 letters (VCC) against ours's 4 (VVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: orb vs ours
A purely visual mix-up. orb (\ɔɹb\) and ours (\uʁs\) 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 48435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orb is recorded at frequency rank #44,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔɹb\. ours is at rank #4,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \uʁs\.
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 48435, this pair ranks #178,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of orb vs ours
Shared letters: or. Private to "orb": b. Private to "ours": su.
"orb" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ours" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ours ← orus · ourrs · ourss · ousr · uors
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orb" and "ours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "orb" vs "ours" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "orb" and "ours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "orb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orb" and "ours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs orb". 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 #178,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.