Which to use
“ons” and “our” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,564
- “ons” frequency rank
- #7,958
- “our” frequency rank
- 56522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ons | our |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal neutro do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural | nosso, nossos, da gente |
Where the eye mixes ons and our
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ons vs our
A purely visual mix-up. ons (/ons/) and our (/aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aU@`/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ons is recorded at frequency rank #48,564, classified as apron, pronounced /ons/. 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 56522, this pair ranks #9,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ons vs our
Shared letters: o. Private to "ons": ns. Private to "our": ru.
"ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ons" and "our" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ons" or "our" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ons" and "our" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" 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 #9,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ons" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.