Which to use
“ob” is a pronoun and “ode” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,692
- “ob” frequency rank
- #31,472
- “ode” frequency rank
- 60164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ob | ode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eu, pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da primeira pessoa do singular; | composição poética do gênero lírico |
Where the eye mixes ob and ode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. ob runs 2 letters (VC) against ode's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ob with ode
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ob is /ob/ while ode is /ˈɔ.dɨ/. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ob is recorded at frequency rank #28,692, classified as apron, pronounced /ob/. ode is at rank #31,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.dɨ/.
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 60164, this pair ranks #7,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ob vs ode
Shared letters: o. Private to "ob": b. Private to "ode": de.
"ob" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ode" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ob" and "ode" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ob" or "ode" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ob" and "ode" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ob" and "ode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ode vs oni". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.