Which to use
“obra” is a noun and “ora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #702
- “obra” frequency rank
- #2,489
- “ora” frequency rank
- 3191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obra | ora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho | agora |
Letter map: obra vs ora
Shared letters muted; letters that set obra and ora apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for obra / ora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obra is anoun and oraanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3191, 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/. ora is at rank #2,489, tagged as anadv.
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 3191, this pair ranks #72,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obra vs ora
Shared letters: aor. Private to "obra": b. Private to "ora": -.
"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ora" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obra ← obar · obbra · obrra · orba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obra" and "ora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "obra" vs "ora" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "obra" and "ora". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "obra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obra" and "ora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ora". 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 #72,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.