Which to use
“ouch” and “ouh” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,653
- “ouch” frequency rank
- #19,618
- “ouh” frequency rank
- 54271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouch | ouh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aïe. | Cri de douleur. → voir ouille |
Where the eye mixes ouch and ouh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ouch with ouh
A purely visual mix-up. ouch (\uʃ\) and ouh (\u\) 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 54271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouch is recorded at frequency rank #34,653, classified as anintj, pronounced \uʃ\. ouh is at rank #19,618, tagged as anintj, pronounced \u\.
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 54271, this pair ranks #135,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ouch vs ouh
Shared letters: hou. Private to "ouch": c. Private to "ouh": -.
"ouch" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "ouh" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ouch ← ocuh · oucch · ouchh · ouhc · uoch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ouch" and "ouh" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ouch" vs "ouh" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ouch" and "ouh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouch" and "ouh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ouch". 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 #135,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.