# oboe vs ode

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oboe
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊbəʊ/ · frequency rank #42,302*
A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

### ode
*noun · IPA /oʊd/ · frequency rank #19,402*
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.

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