Which to use
“oath” and “oth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,587
- “oath” frequency rank
- #39,944
- “oth” frequency rank
- 47531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oath | oth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. | Obsolete spelling of oath. |
Letter map: oath vs oth
Shared letters muted; letters that set oath and oth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. oath runs 4 letters (VVCC) against oth's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: oath and oth
oath and oth are indexed as a confusable English 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 47531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oath is recorded at frequency rank #7,587, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈəʊθ/. oth is at rank #39,944, 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 47531, this pair ranks #201,608 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oath vs oth
Shared letters: hot. Private to "oath": a. Private to "oth": -.
"oath" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "oth" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- oath ← aoth · oaht · oathh · oatth · otah
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "oath" vs "oth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "oath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,608 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oath" and "oth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omi vs oth". 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 #201,608 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.