# Oboe vs oro

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Oboe
*noun · IPA [oˈboːə] · frequency rank #36,534*
Holzblasinstrument mit Doppelrohrblatt

### oro
*noun · IPA [ˈoro] · frequency rank #46,182*
gelbes, schweres, relativ weiches Edelmetall, chemisches Element

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/oboe-vs-oro