Which to use
“our” is a pronoun and “over” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,958
- “our” frequency rank
- #6,327
- “over” frequency rank
- 14285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | our | over |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nosso, nossos, da gente | excessivo |
Letter map: our vs over
Shared letters muted; letters that set our and over apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: our vs over
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: our is apronoun and overanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
our is recorded at frequency rank #7,958, classified as apron, pronounced /aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aU@`/. over is at rank #6,327, tagged as anadj.
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 14285, this pair ranks #57,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of our vs over
Shared letters: or. Private to "our": u. Private to "over": ev.
"our" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "over" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- over ← oevr · overr · ovre · ovver · voer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "our" and "over" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "our" or "over" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "our" and "over". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "our" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "over" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "our" and "over" 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 #57,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.