# orb vs own

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### orb
*noun · IPA /ɔɹb/ · frequency rank #20,723*
A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

### own
*adjective · IPA /əʊn/ · frequency rank #178*
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

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