# odor vs or

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### odor
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊdə/ · frequency rank #15,234*
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

### or
*conjunction · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28*
Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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