# Oates vs otter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Oates
*name · IPA /əʊts/ · frequency rank #28,648*
A surname.

### otter
*noun · IPA /ˈɒt.ə/ · frequency rank #17,917*
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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