Which to use
“uh” is an intj and “uns” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,258
- “uh” frequency rank
- #485
- “uns” frequency rank
- 14743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uh | uns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que algo não tem aprovação, é desaprovado, é reprovado, está desagradando | alguns; certas pessoas |
Letter map: uh vs uns
Shared letters muted; letters that set uh and uns apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for uh / uns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uh is anintj and unsanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uh is recorded at frequency rank #14,258, classified as anintj. uns is at rank #485, tagged as anarticle.
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 14743, this pair ranks #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of uh vs uns
Shared letters: u. Private to "uh": h. Private to "uns": ns.
"uh" · 2 letters · shape VC · "uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "uh" and "uns" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "uh" vs "uns" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "uh" and "uns".
- Full dictionary entry for "uh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uh" and "uns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs uh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.