# ohm vs one

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ohm
*noun · IPA /əʊm/ · frequency rank #28,649*
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.

### one
*num · IPA /wʌn/ · frequency rank #38*
The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.

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