# kobo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,472

## Definitions
1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
2. A coin with the value of one kobo; (by extension) a very small amount of money.

## Etymology
Ultimately from English copper, probably via one or more West African languages (compare Igbo kọbọ̀ and Fula kobo).

## Easily confused with
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koh)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koi)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kok)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kor)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kuo)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kop)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kong)
- **Koch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koch)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kool)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kors)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kona)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koko)
- **Kohl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kohl)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kota)
- **Kohn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kohn)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kook)
- **kono** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-kono)
- **koji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kobo-vs-koji)

## Common misspellings (5)
`kboo`, `kkobo`, `kobbo`, `koob`, `okbo`

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