# Oban

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈəʊbən/ · frequency rank #48,935

## Definitions
1. A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
2. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).

## Easily confused with
- **on** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-on)
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-own)
- **obi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-obi)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-ova)
- **ora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-ora)
- **oda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oda)
- **Ola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-ola)
- **OBE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-obe)
- **Ota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-ota)
- **obs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-obs)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-opa)
- **Ona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-ona)
- **oka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oka)
- **Oma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oma)
- **open** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-open)
- **okay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-okay)
- **oral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oral)
- **oven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oven)
- **Owen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-owen)
- **oval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oban-vs-oval)

## Common misspellings (3)
`oabn`, `obann`, `obban`

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