# obey vs OPEC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### obey
*verb · IPA /əʊˈbeɪ/ · frequency rank #9,219*
To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

### OPEC
*name · IPA /ˈəʊpɛk/ · frequency rank #23,928*
Acronym of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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