Which to use
“ouïe” is a noun and “out” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,804
- “ouïe” frequency rank
- #4,007
- “out” frequency rank
- 24811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouïe | out |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sens par lequel on perçoit les sons, les autres sens sont la vue, l’odorat, le goût, le toucher ou encore la douleur. | Hors des limites du terrain. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ouïe and out apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ouïe is \wi\ while out is \awt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouïe is recorded at frequency rank #20,804, classified as anoun, pronounced \wi\. out is at rank #4,007, tagged as anadj, pronounced \awt\.
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 24811, this pair ranks #344,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ouïe vs out
Shared letters: ou. Private to "ouïe": eï. Private to "out": t.
"ouïe" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "out" · 3 letters · shape VVC