“Od” or “Odd”—Which to use?

“Od” or “Odd”

Overview

od / odd are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

od: NA

odd: (adjective) not divisible by two. (adjective) not easily explained. (adjective) an indefinite quantity more than that specified. (adjective) of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g..

Pronunciation

od: NA

odd: AA·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “od”

Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk, Bogusław Leśnodorski, Historia państwa i prawa Polski…
Od Prasłowian do Polaków (w serii…
Slatko Od Snova
Od milion jedan (2017)
…she has released the singles "Od Tzohorayim" and "Al Tafsik" which…
…Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Sweden and Egypt.
Od milion jedan
Od kad sam se u tebe…
…CE SDDE) a Vega 2/0085/10 Od provincie k metropole.
Petar Marković - „Zemun od najstariji dana pa do danas“,…

Examples of “odd”

After hearing odd noises, she is startled by…
…severely constrained, for example their odd Betti numbers are even.
…with stubby legs and an odd protrusion on its head.
…signed a two-year contract with Odd Grenland on 14 July 2008,…
…Masons, International Order of the Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of America,…
…paper and the remaining few odd copies have now been sold…
The consensus states, "Odd, touching, and unique, Punch-Drunk Love…
…sign a new contract with Odd Grenland, and could leave the…
…for Nybergsund, FK Haugesund and Odd.
…to sea as the original odd couple.

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