Which to use
“Obama” and “Obamas” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,463
- “Obama” frequency rank
- #38,998
- “Obamas” frequency rank
- 40461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Obama | Obamas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An African surname from Luo. | plural of Obama |
Letter map: Obama vs Obamas
Shared letters muted; letters that set Obama and Obamas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Obama runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Obamas's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: Obama and Obamas
Obama and Obamas 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 extra letter(s) - “Obama” sits inside “Obamas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Obama is recorded at frequency rank #1,463, classified as aname, pronounced /oʊˈbɑ.mə/. Obamas is at rank #38,998, tagged as aname.
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 40461, this pair ranks #267,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Obama vs Obamas
Shared letters: abmo. Private to "Obama": -. Private to "Obamas": s.
"Obama" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Obamas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Obama" and "Obamas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Obama" or "Obamas"?
What to do next
Pair "Obama" vs "Obamas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Obama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Obamas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Obama" and "Obamas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Obamas vs Osama". 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 #267,390 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.