Which to use
“ori” and “ours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,461
- “ori” frequency rank
- #4,358
- “ours” frequency rank
- 41819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ori | ours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation de origine de réplication. | Plantigrade, carnassier ou omnivore, à fourrure épaisse, de la famille des ursidés. |
Where the eye mixes ori and ours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ori runs 3 letters (VCV) against ours's 4 (VVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ori with ours
A purely visual mix-up. ori (\ɔ.ɛ.ʁi\) 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 41819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ori is recorded at frequency rank #37,461, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ɛ.ʁi\. 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 41819, this pair ranks #230,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ori vs ours
Shared letters: or. Private to "ori": i. Private to "ours": su.
"ori" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ours" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ours ← orus · ourrs · ourss · ousr · uors
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ori" and "ours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ori" or "ours"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ori" 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 #230,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ori" and "ours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ori". 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 #230,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.