# Oberon vs Oregon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Oberon
*name · IPA /ˈoʊbərɒn/ · frequency rank #44,378*
A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

### Oregon
*name · IPA /ˈɔɹɪɡən/ · frequency rank #4,317*
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.

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