# or vs ox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### ox
*noun · IPA /ˈɑks/ · frequency rank #15,672*
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/or-vs-ox