Which to use
“obi” and “oka” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,379
- “obi” frequency rank
- #46,669
- “oka” frequency rank
- 65048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obi | oka |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A sash worn with a kimono. | A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. |
Where the eye mixes obi and oka
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. obi (/ˈoʊbi/) and oka (/ˈɒkə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obi is recorded at frequency rank #18,379, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈoʊbi/. oka is at rank #46,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɒkə/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65048, this pair ranks #74,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obi vs oka
Shared letters: o. Private to "obi": bi. Private to "oka": ak.
"obi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "oka" · 3 letters · shape VCV