Which to use
“ogro” is a noun and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,474
- “ogro” frequency rank
- #7,958
- “our” frequency rank
- 39432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ogro | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figura fantástica e ameaçadora, que come carne humana; bicho-papão | nosso, nossos, da gente |
Letter map: ogro vs our
Shared letters muted; letters that set ogro and our apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ogro vs our
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ogro is anoun and ourapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ogro is recorded at frequency rank #31,474, classified as anoun. our is at rank #7,958, tagged as apron, pronounced /aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aU@`/.
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 39432, this pair ranks #26,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ogro vs our
Shared letters: or. Private to "ogro": g. Private to "our": u.
"ogro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ogro ← goro · oggro · ogor · ogrro · orgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ogro" and "our" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ogro" or "our" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ogro" and "our".
- Full dictionary entry for "ogro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "our" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ogro" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogro vs ori". 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 #26,808 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.