Which to use
“urs” and “uss” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,091
- “urs” frequency rank
- #29,184
- “uss” frequency rank
- 67275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | urs | uss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ours. | Porte. |
Where the eye mixes urs and uss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. urs and uss follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses urs with uss
A purely visual mix-up. urs (\urs\) and uss (\ys\) 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 a single letter - r in “urs” becomes s in “uss”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
urs is recorded at frequency rank #38,091, classified as anoun, pronounced \urs\. uss is at rank #29,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ys\.
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 67275, this pair ranks #64,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of urs vs uss
Shared letters: su. Private to "urs": r. Private to "uss": -.
"urs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "uss" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "urs" for "uss" ever safe?
Which is more common, "urs" or "uss"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "urs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "urs" and "uss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ubu vs urs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.