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“oth” is a noun and “Otis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,944
- “oth” frequency rank
- #16,987
- “Otis” frequency rank
- 56931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oth | Otis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of oath. | A surname transferred from the given name, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis. |
Letter map: oth vs Otis
Shared letters muted; letters that set oth and Otis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - oth and Otis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oth is anoun and Otisaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oth is recorded at frequency rank #39,944, classified as anoun. Otis is at rank #16,987, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈoʊtɪs/.
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 56931, this pair ranks #122,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oth vs Otis
Shared letters: ot. Private to "oth": h. Private to "Otis": is.
"oth" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Otis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Otis ← oits · otiss · otsi · ottis · tois
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "oth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Otis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oth" and "Otis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omi vs oth". 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 #122,743 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.