Which to use
“obeso” and “obrero” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,251
- “obeso” frequency rank
- #5,994
- “obrero” frequency rank
- 39245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obeso | obrero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dícese de la persona que tiene gordura en demasía. | Que trabaja, en especial en labores físicas y posee una jerarquía ínfima devengando sólo la remuneración mínima legal. |
Where the eye mixes obeso and obrero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. obeso runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against obrero's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses obeso with obrero
A purely visual mix-up. obeso ([oˈβ̞eso]) and obrero ([oˈβ̞ɾeɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obeso is recorded at frequency rank #33,251, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈβ̞eso]. obrero is at rank #5,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈβ̞ɾeɾo].
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 39245, this pair ranks #165,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obeso vs obrero
Shared letters: beo. Private to "obeso": s. Private to "obrero": r.
"obeso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "obrero" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obeso" and "obrero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obeso" or "obrero" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obeso" and "obrero" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obeso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obrero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obeso" and "obrero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obesa vs obeso". 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 #165,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.