Which to use
“og” is a conjunction and “ok” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,335
- “og” frequency rank
- #603
- “ok” frequency rank
- 10938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | og | ok |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | und | acht (8) |
Where the eye mixes og and ok
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: og vs ok
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: og is [ɔ] while ok is [ɔk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “og” becomes k in “ok”, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
og is recorded at frequency rank #10,335, classified as aconj, pronounced [ɔ]. ok is at rank #603, tagged as anum, pronounced [ɔk].
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 10938, this pair ranks #1,972,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of og vs ok
Shared letters: o. Private to "og": g. Private to "ok": k.
"og" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ok" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "og" for "ok" ever safe?
Frequency check: "og" vs "ok" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "og" and "ok" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "og" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ok" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "og" and "ok" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "og vs OGH". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,972,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.