unser vs use, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“unser” is a pronoun and “use” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,226
“unser” frequency rank: #2,168
“use” frequency rank: 51394
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	unser	use
Definition	nosso	uso

Letter map: unser vs use

Shared letters muted; letters that set unser and use apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch

unser

3 ch

use

Grammar separator: unser vs use

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unser is apronoun and useanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unser is recorded at frequency rank #49,226, classified as apron. use is at rank #2,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced (subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/.

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 51394, this pair ranks #13,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of unser vs use

Shared letters: esu. Private to "unser": nr. Private to "use": -.

"unser" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "use" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

unser ← nuser · unesr · unnser · unserr · unsre · unsser · usner

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "unser" and "use" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "unser" is a pronoun and "use" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "unser" or "use"?

"use" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,168 in our Portuguese list, against #49,226 for "unser". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "unser" and "use".

Full dictionary entry for "unser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "use" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #13,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"unser" and "use" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "under vs unser". 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 #13,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.