Which to use
“uh” is an intj and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,258
- “uh” frequency rank
- #999
- “us” frequency rank
- 15257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uh | us |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que algo não tem aprovação, é desaprovado, é reprovado, está desagradando | nos |
Letter map: uh vs us
Shared letters muted; letters that set uh and us apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for uh / us
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uh is anintj and usapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “uh” becomes s in “us”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uh is recorded at frequency rank #14,258, classified as anintj. us is at rank #999, tagged as apron, pronounced /ʌs/.
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 15257, this pair ranks #56,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uh vs us
Shared letters: u. Private to "uh": h. Private to "us": s.
"uh" · 2 letters · shape VC · "us" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "uh" and "us" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "uh" or "us" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "uh" and "us".
- Full dictionary entry for "uh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "us" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uh" and "us" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs uh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.