# odds vs onus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### odds
*noun · IPA /ɑdz/ · frequency rank #4,471*
The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.

### onus
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊnəs/ · frequency rank #29,402*
A legal obligation.

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