Which to use
“urs” and “œuvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,091
- “urs” frequency rank
- #764
- “œuvre” frequency rank
- 38855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | urs | œuvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ours. | Objet créé par un être vivant, manifestation tangible d’une pensée, même infime, réalisation d’un produit, fonctionnel ou non. |
Where the eye mixes urs and œuvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. urs runs 3 letters (VCC) against œuvre's 5 (VVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses urs with œuvre
A purely visual mix-up. urs (\urs\) and œuvre (\œvʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38855, 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\. œuvre is at rank #764, tagged as anoun, pronounced \œvʁ\.
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 38855, this pair ranks #252,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of urs vs œuvre
Shared letters: ru. Private to "urs": s. Private to "œuvre": evœ.
"urs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "œuvre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "urs" for "œuvre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "urs" vs "œuvre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "urs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "œuvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "urs" and "œuvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ubu vs urs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #252,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.