obvi
/ˈɒb.vi/
"obvi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“obvi” is an uncommon English word, ranked #85,593 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #85,593
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Clipping of obvious.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obvi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɒb.vi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #85,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obvi” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for obvi is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɒb.vi/. Corpus data places it at rank #85,593 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Clipping of obvious.".
obvi has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of obvious or obviously. The correct English form is obvi, spelled O-B-V-I.
Definition
- 1Clipping of obvious.
Etymology
Clipping of obvious or obviously.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “obvi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-B-V-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɒb.vi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.