Which to use
“obéis” is a verb and “ones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,893
- “obéis” frequency rank
- #44,076
- “ones” frequency rank
- 84969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obéis | ones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de obéir. | Pluriel de one. |
Where the eye mixes obéis and ones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: obéis vs ones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obéis is \ɔ.be.i\ while ones is \ˈwʌnz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obéis is recorded at frequency rank #40,893, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.be.i\. ones is at rank #44,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈwʌnz\.
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 84969, this pair ranks #12,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obéis vs ones
Shared letters: os. Private to "obéis": bié. Private to "ones": en.
"obéis" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "ones" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ones ← noes · oens · oness · onnes · onse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obéis" and "ones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "obéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obéis" and "ones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ones vs onyx". 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 #12,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.