Which to use
“odian” and “odiar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,152
- “odian” frequency rank
- #10,894
- “odiar” frequency rank
- 19046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | odian | odiar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de odiar. | Sentir o experimentar emociones fuertes de rechazo, antipatía, aversión , deseos de destrucción o de mal para el objeto en cuestión. |
Where the eye mixes odian and odiar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: odian vs odiar
A purely visual mix-up. odian ([ˈoð̞jãn]) and odiar ([oˈð̞jaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “odian” becomes r in “odiar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
odian is recorded at frequency rank #8,152, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈoð̞jãn]. odiar is at rank #10,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈð̞jaɾ].
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 19046, this pair ranks #265,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of odian vs odiar
Shared letters: adio. Private to "odian": n. Private to "odiar": r.
"odian" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "odiar" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "odian" for "odiar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "odian" vs "odiar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "odian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "odiar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "odian" and "odiar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "odiar vs oían". 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 #265,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.