Which to use
“obi” is a verb and “oft” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,996
- “obi” frequency rank
- #310
- “oft” frequency rank
- 19306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obi | oft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Imperativ Singular des Verbs obire | viele Male (zu verschiedenen Zeiten) |
Letter map: obi vs oft
Shared letters muted; letters that set obi and oft apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - obi and oft
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obi is averb and oftanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obi is recorded at frequency rank #18,996, classified as averb, pronounced […]. oft is at rank #310, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ɔft].
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 19306, this pair ranks #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obi vs oft
Shared letters: o. Private to "obi": bi. Private to "oft": ft.
"obi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "oft" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "obi" and "oft". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "obi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obi" and "oft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obi vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,909,757 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.