okeyvsokiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: okey is a noun, oki is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“okey” is a noun and “oki” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,821
“okey” frequency rank
#48,391
“oki” frequency rank
89212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature okey oki
Definition A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain groups of tiles. Alternative form of OK.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set okey and oki apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
okey
3 ch
oki

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: okey is anoun and okianintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

okey is recorded at frequency rank #40,821, classified as anoun. oki is at rank #48,391, tagged as anintj.

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 89212, this pair ranks #5,453 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of okey vs oki

Shared letters: ko. Private to "okey": ey. Private to "oki": i.

"okey" · 4 letters · shape VCVV  ·  "oki" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • okeykoey · oeky · okeyy · okkey · okye

Frequency comparison

okey#40,821
oki#48,391

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "okey" and "oki" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "okey" is a noun and "oki" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "okey" or "oki"?
"okey" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,821 in our English list, against #48,391 for "oki". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering okey vs oki

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “okey”; for an intj, it's “oki”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “okey” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list