Which to use
“Obst” and “oss” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,545
- “Obst” frequency rank
- #41,375
- “oss” frequency rank
- 45920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Obst | oss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack | der Knochen |
Letter map: Obst vs oss
Shared letters muted; letters that set Obst and oss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - Obst / oss
Obst and oss 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 45920, 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]. oss is at rank #41,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 45920, this pair ranks #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Obst vs oss
Shared letters: os. Private to "Obst": bt. Private to "oss": -.
"Obst" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "oss" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Obst ← bost · obbst · obsst · obstt · obts · osbt
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "Obst" and "oss". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Obst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Obst" and "oss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oss vs puzzles". 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 #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.