# Odom

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,074

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English.

## Etymology
From Middle English odam (“son-in-law”), a nickname for someone who married the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community.

## Easily confused with
- **oo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oo)
- **om** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-om)
- **ooh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ooh)
- **OOO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ooo)
- **OEM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oem)
- **ono** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ono)
- **oof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oof)
- **ohm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ohm)
- **OOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oop)
- **OPM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-opm)
- **oot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oot)
- **OOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ooc)
- **oso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oso)
- **odor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-odor)
- **oooh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oooh)
- **Oxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-oxon)
- **odors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-odors)
- **odour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-odour)
- **Ofcom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odom-vs-ofcom)
- **od** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/od-vs-odom)

## Common misspellings (4)
`oddom`, `odmo`, `odomm`, `oodm`

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