English spellings/Catalogs/O
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O
Ô letter = ôh exclamation equals owe debt
ŏar boat = ŏr alternative = ŏre metal
oâsis *ôwâyssís
obêdience
obèisance
obèy
oblìque -lêek
obscêne
obscénity
obsêquious
óbsolête
obsoléscence
óbstacle
occâsionally
occür
occürred (cf. cûred), occürring - two r’s
occúrrence BrE; AmE occürrence
ôcean *ôtion, *ôshən
óchê *ócky, cf. hóckey
ôchre *ôker; AmE -er
óctagon
óctopus
ôdious
ôdium
ôdorous
Oêdipus AmE Ê-
oêstrogen AmE ê-
öeuvre *ëvra
óf *óv
offénce BrE; AmE offénse
offénsive
óffspring one word
óften *óffen; though some pronounce the t
ÔK or ôkây
Oklahôma Ôak-
ôld normal = ôlde jocular, old-fashioned = Ôld person
ôld-fáshioned
Olýmpic
ómelette *ómlit, cf. hámlet
omérta
omnípotent
òne single = wòn game
òne-óff
ònes plural = òne´s possessive *wúnz
òneself one word, wú-
óngôing one word
ònion *únyon, cf. Cányon
onlîne connected one word
ónlooker one word
Ontãrio
ón to *óntû or *óntə: two words, even though ínto is one
ónyx or ônyx
oòps
óperate
ophthalmólogist ph-
opínion
opportûnity *óppərtyûnity
oppréss
oppûgn -ûne
optimístic
ópt-òut noun hyphenated
ŏr instead = ŏre metal = ŏar boat
ŏral voice = åural ear; sometimes, to distinguish it, the second is pronounced 'àùral'
órange *óringe
oráng-utan
orâte
órator BrE; AmE ŏr-
ŏrchestrate ŏrk-
ŏrchid *ŏrkid, cf. ŏrchard, ch sound
ŏrdnance weapons cf. ŏrdinance decree
ŏrient
órifíce AmE ŏrifíce
Orîon
.*ŏrtha- no words begin like this
ŏrthodox
ósprêy or ósprèy
òtherwise one word
Ouagadoûgou *Wágadûgu
ouìja-bŏard wì-
ŏught *åwt
òur us = hòur time
òut
outdo *òutdoô, one word
òutlåw one word
òutrîght one word
outsîde one word
ôva ovum = BrE ôver top, finish
òven
ôver
overbürdened one word
overcòme one word
overdûe one word
ôverload one word
overlôaded one word
overnîght *ôver-nîte, one word
overrâte rate ≈ overâte or *overét overeat
overreáct *ôverêáct, one word
overrîde one word
overrûle one word
overshádow one word
overthrôw one word
ovërt ô-
ôwe debt = ôh exclamation = Ô letter
óxbow
Óxford -əd
O’Brîen cf. Brîan