oporvsourConfusable pair

Quick tell: opor is a verb, our is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“opor” is a verb and “our” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,639
“opor” frequency rank
#7,958
“our” frequency rank
23597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opor our
Definition colocar uma coisa em frente de outra de maneira a formar obstáculo nosso, nossos, da gente

Where the eye mixes opor and our

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
opor
3 ch
our

Why the eye confuses opor with our

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: opor is /ɔ.ˈpoɾ/ while our is /aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aU@`/. 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 (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opor is recorded at frequency rank #15,639, classified as averb, pronounced /ɔ.ˈpoɾ/. 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 23597, this pair ranks #46,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of opor vs our

Shared letters: or. Private to "opor": p. Private to "our": u.

"opor" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "our" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • oporoopr · oporr · oppor · opro · poor

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "opor" and "our" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "opor" is a verb and "our" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "opor" vs "our" - which ranks higher?
"our" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,958 in our Portuguese list, against #15,639 for "opor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "opor" 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 #46,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opor" and "our" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs our". 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 #46,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list