Which to use
“obra” and “ogro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #447
- “obra” frequency rank
- #34,705
- “ogro” frequency rank
- 35152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obra | ogro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resultado de un trabajo. | Gigante humanoide y monstruoso que, en algunas leyendas europeas medievales, se alimentaba de carne humana, especialmente de niños |
Where the eye mixes obra and ogro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between obra and ogro
A purely visual mix-up. obra ([ˈoβ̞ɾa]) and ogro ([ˈoɣ̞ɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obra is recorded at frequency rank #447, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoβ̞ɾa]. ogro is at rank #34,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɣ̞ɾo].
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 35152, this pair ranks #187,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obra vs ogro
Shared letters: or. Private to "obra": ab. Private to "ogro": g.
"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ogro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obra" for "ogro" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obra" or "ogro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obra" and "ogro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ogro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obra" and "ogro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogro vs oirá". 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 #187,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.