Which to use
“oaths” and “oth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,518
- “oaths” frequency rank
- #39,944
- “oth” frequency rank
- 72462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oaths | oth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of oath | Obsolete spelling of oath. |
Letter map: oaths vs oth
Shared letters muted; letters that set oaths and oth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: oaths and oth
oaths 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oaths is recorded at frequency rank #32,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /əʊðz/. 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 72462, this pair ranks #42,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oaths vs oth
Shared letters: hot. Private to "oaths": as. Private to "oth": -.
"oaths" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC · "oth" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- oaths ← aoths · oahts · oathhs · oathss · oatsh · oatths · otahs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oaths" and "oth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "oaths" or "oth" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "oaths" vs "oth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "oaths" 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 #42,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oaths" 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 #42,929 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.