ObstvsopsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Obst” and “ops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,545
“Obst” frequency rank
#13,907
“ops” frequency rank
18452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Obst ops
Definition roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack die Fähigkeit zu helfen, die Hilfe, der Beistand

Letter map: Obst vs ops

Shared letters muted; letters that set Obst and ops apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Obst
3 ch
ops

Corpus notes: Obst and ops

Obst and ops are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Obst is recorded at frequency rank #4,545, classified as anoun, pronounced [oːpst]. ops is at rank #13,907, tagged as anoun.

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 18452, this pair ranks #1,918,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Obst vs ops

Shared letters: os. Private to "Obst": bt. Private to "ops": p.

"Obst" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Obstbost · obbst · obsst · obstt · obts · osbt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Obst" and "ops" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Obst" vs "ops" - which ranks higher?
"Obst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our German list, against #13,907 for "ops". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Obst" and "ops".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Obst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,918,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Obst" and "ops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ops". 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 #1,918,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list