Which to use
“obesa” is an adjective and “oreja” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,478
- “obesa” frequency rank
- #7,332
- “oreja” frequency rank
- 52810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obesa | oreja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de obeso. | Estructura cartilaginosa (compuesta de piel y cartílago) que forma la parte externa del oído del hombre y algunos animales. |
Where the eye mixes obesa and oreja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. obesa and oreja follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses obesa with oreja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obesa is [oˈβ̞esa] while oreja is [oˈɾexa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obesa is recorded at frequency rank #45,478, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈβ̞esa]. oreja is at rank #7,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced [oˈɾexa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52810, this pair ranks #90,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obesa vs oreja
Shared letters: aeo. Private to "obesa": bs. Private to "oreja": jr.
"obesa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "oreja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obesa" for "oreja" ever safe?
Frequency check: "obesa" vs "oreja" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "obesa" and "oreja" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oreja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obesa" and "oreja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obesa vs obesos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #90,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.