Which to use
“uns” is an article and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #485
- “uns” frequency rank
- #999
- “us” frequency rank
- 1484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uns | us |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alguns; certas pessoas | nos |
Letter map: uns vs us
Shared letters muted; letters that set uns and us apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for uns / us
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uns is anarticle and usapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uns is recorded at frequency rank #485, classified as anarticle. 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 1484, this pair ranks #74,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of uns vs us
Shared letters: su. Private to "uns": n. Private to "us": -.
"uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "us" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "uns" and "us" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "uns" vs "us" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "uns" and "us".
- Full dictionary entry for "uns" 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 #74,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uns" and "us" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "uns vs unser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.