obravsodaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: obra is a noun, oda is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“obra” is a noun and “oda” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#702
“obra” frequency rank
#46,472
“oda” frequency rank
47174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature obra oda
Definition resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que foda

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set obra and oda apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
obra
3 ch
oda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obra is anoun and odaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

obra is recorded at frequency rank #702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. oda is at rank #46,472, tagged as anadj.

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 47174, this pair ranks #18,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of obra vs oda

Shared letters: ao. Private to "obra": br. Private to "oda": d.

"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "oda" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • obraobar · obbra · obrra · orba

Frequency comparison

obra#702
oda#46,472

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "obra" and "oda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "obra" is a noun and "oda" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "obra" or "oda"?
"obra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #702 in our Portuguese list, against #46,472 for "oda". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering obra vs oda

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “obra”; for an adjective, it's “oda”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “obra” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list