# oar vs oi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oar
*noun · IPA /ɔː/ · frequency rank #33,347*
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

### oi
*intj · IPA /ɔɪ/ · frequency rank #11,081*
Said to get someone's attention; hey.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oar-vs-oi