Which to use
“obus” and “ops” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,757
- “obus” frequency rank
- #32,506
- “ops” frequency rank
- 43263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obus | ops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Projectile creux, en forme de cylindre terminé par un cône, rempli de matière explosive. | Capacité, habilité. |
Letter map: obus vs ops
Shared letters muted; letters that set obus and ops apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: obus and ops
obus and ops are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obus is recorded at frequency rank #10,757, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.by\. ops is at rank #32,506, tagged as anoun.
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 43263, this pair ranks #219,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obus vs ops
Shared letters: os. Private to "obus": bu. Private to "ops": p.
"obus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obus ← bous · obbus · obsu · obuss · oubs
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "obus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obus" and "ops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ops". 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 #219,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.