Which to use
“os” and “ours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,632
- “os” frequency rank
- #4,358
- “ours” frequency rank
- 6990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | os | ours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élément du squelette des animaux vertébrés, fait de ce tissu dur et calcifié. | Plantigrade, carnassier ou omnivore, à fourrure épaisse, de la famille des ursidés. |
Where the eye mixes os and ours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between os and ours
A purely visual mix-up. os (\ɔs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
os is recorded at frequency rank #2,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔs\. 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 6990, this pair ranks #424,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of os vs ours
Shared letters: os. Private to "os": -. Private to "ours": ru.
"os" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ours" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ours ← orus · ourrs · ourss · ousr · uors
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "os" and "ours" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "os" or "ours"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "os" and "ours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "os" 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 #424,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "os" and "ours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs os". 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 #424,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.