# odious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈəʊ.di.əs/ · frequency rank #38,524

## Definitions
1. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

## Etymology
From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiōsus, from odium (“hate”).

## Easily confused with
- **odors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-odors)
- **odour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-odour)
- **onions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-onions)
- **ominous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-ominous)
- **Oedipus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-oedipus)
- **obvious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obvious-vs-odious)

## Common misspellings (7)
`doious`, `oddious`, `odiosu`, `odiouss`, `odiuos`, `odoius`, `oidous`

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