Which to use
“OUA” is a name and “our” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,080
- “OUA” frequency rank
- #9,528
- “our” frequency rank
- 53608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | OUA | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organisation de l'unité africaine : organisation inter-étatique, ayant précédé l’Union africaine. | Notre, nos |
Where the eye mixes OUA and our
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses OUA with our
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: OUA is \o.y.a\ while our is \aʊɚ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “OUA” becomes r in “our”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
OUA is recorded at frequency rank #44,080, classified as aname, pronounced \o.y.a\. our is at rank #9,528, tagged as adet, pronounced \aʊɚ\.
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 53608, this pair ranks #139,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of OUA vs our
Shared letters: ou. Private to "OUA": a. Private to "our": r.
"OUA" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "OUA" for "our" ever safe?
Which is more common, "OUA" or "our"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "OUA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "OUA" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs OUA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.