# OBE vs OK

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### OBE
*noun · frequency rank #30,156*
Initialism of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

### OK
*noun · IPA /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #750*
Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obe-vs-ok