Which to use
“omi” is a noun and “omit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,532
- “omi” frequency rank
- #26,534
- “omit” frequency rank
- 76066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omi | omit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A man. | To leave out or exclude. |
Letter map: omi vs omit
Shared letters muted; letters that set omi and omit apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. omi runs 3 letters (VCV) against omit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: omi vs omit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: omi is anoun and omitaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “omi” sits inside “omit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omi is recorded at frequency rank #49,532, classified as anoun. omit is at rank #26,534, tagged as averb, pronounced /əʊˈmɪt/.
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 76066, this pair ranks #31,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omi vs omit
Shared letters: imo. Private to "omi": -. Private to "omit": t.
"omi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "omit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- omit ← moit · oimt · omitt · ommit · omti
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "omi" and "omit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "omi" or "omit"?
Useful next steps
Pair "omi" vs "omit" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "omi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omi" and "omit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omi vs OWS". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,167 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.