# obs vs oss

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### obs
*verb · IPA [ɔps] · frequency rank #18,006*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs obsen

### oss
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #41,375*
der Knochen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/obs-vs-oss