Which to use
“og” is a conjunction and “ok” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,138
- “og” frequency rank
- #1,033
- “ok” frequency rank
- 37171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | og | ok |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | e: | oito |
Letter map: og vs ok
Shared letters muted; letters that set og and ok apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: og vs ok
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: og is aconjunction and okanum. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “og” becomes k in “ok”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
og is recorded at frequency rank #36,138, classified as aconj, pronounced /ɔ/. ok is at rank #1,033, tagged as anum.
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 37171, this pair ranks #29,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of og vs ok
Shared letters: o. Private to "og": g. Private to "ok": k.
"og" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ok" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "og" for "ok" ever safe?
Frequency check: "og" vs "ok" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "og" and "ok". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "og" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ok" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "og" and "ok" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "og vs oni". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.