# obese

> English word · Adjective · IPA /oʊˈbis/ · frequency rank #11,573

## Definitions
1. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

## Etymology
From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“I devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“I eat”). Displaced native Old English oferfǣtt (literally “overfat”).

## Easily confused with
- **obs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obs)
- **ones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-ones)
- **obey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obey)
- **ores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-ores)
- **oboe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-oboe)
- **obtuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obtuse)
- **obeyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obeyed)
- **obsess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obsess)
- **onesie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-onesie)
- **obverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obverse)
- **OBE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obe-vs-obese)

## Common misspellings (6)
`boese`, `obbese`, `obees`, `obesse`, `obsee`, `oebse`

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