# obs vs ou

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ou
*conjunction · IPA [u] · frequency rank #16,509*
oder

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