Which to use
“ouh” and “ouin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,618
- “ouh” frequency rank
- #17,781
- “ouin” frequency rank
- 37399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouh | ouin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri de douleur. → voir ouille | Onomatopée qui évoque les pleurs. |
Where the eye mixes ouh and ouin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ouh vs ouin
A purely visual mix-up. ouh (\u\) and ouin (\wɛ̃\) 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 37399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouh is recorded at frequency rank #19,618, classified as anintj, pronounced \u\. ouin is at rank #17,781, tagged as anintj, pronounced \wɛ̃\.
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 37399, this pair ranks #262,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ouh vs ouin
Shared letters: ou. Private to "ouh": h. Private to "ouin": in.
"ouh" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ouin" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ouin ← oiun · ouinn · ouni · uoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ouh" and "ouin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ouh" vs "ouin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ouh" and "ouin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouh" and "ouin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ouh". 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 #262,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.