Which to use
“obi” is a verb and “obige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,996
- “obi” frequency rank
- #26,988
- “obige” frequency rank
- 45984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obi | obige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Imperativ Singular des Verbs obire | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig |
Letter map: obi vs obige
Shared letters muted; letters that set obi and obige apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: obi vs obige
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obi is averb and obigeanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “obi” sits inside “obige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obi is recorded at frequency rank #18,996, classified as averb, pronounced […]. obige is at rank #26,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈoːbɪɡə].
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 45984, this pair ranks #1,334,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obi vs obige
Shared letters: bio. Private to "obi": -. Private to "obige": eg.
"obi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "obige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obige ← boige · obbige · obgie · obieg · obigge · oibge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obi" and "obige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "obi" vs "obige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "obi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,334,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obi" and "obige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obi vs puzzles". 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 #1,334,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.