# obverse

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɑb.vɚs/ · frequency rank #46,665

## Definitions
1. Turned or facing toward the observer.
2. Corresponding; complementary.
3. Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.

## Etymology
From Latin obversus, 1650s.

## Easily confused with
- **oversee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obverse-vs-oversee)
- **overuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obverse-vs-overuse)
- **obese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obese-vs-obverse)
- **observe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/observe-vs-obverse)

## Common misspellings (10)
`boverse`, `obbverse`, `obevrse`, `obveres`, `obverrse`, `obversse`, `obvesre`, `obvrese`, `obvverse`, `ovberse`

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