# obey vs Oreo

> 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.

### Oreo
*noun · IPA /ˈɔɹioʊ/ · frequency rank #30,521*
A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

## Source
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