# Oban vs ova

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Oban
*name · IPA /ˈəʊbən/ · frequency rank #48,935*
A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).

### ova
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊ̯.və/ · frequency rank #23,347*
plural of ovum (“gamete”)

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