Most common verbs starting with O

The most frequently used verbs starting with the letter O in English are listed on this page. The top 10 and top 100 O verb lists are arranged below both from most to least common and also alphabetically.

Top 10 by frequency

1. opened
2. observed
3. offered
4. obtained
5. ought
6. occur
7. offer
8. occurred
9. obtain
10. ordered

Top 10 in alphabetical order

1. observed
2. obtain
3. obtained
4. occur
5. occurred
6. offer
7. offered
8. opened
9. ordered
10. ought

Top 100 by frequency

1. opened
2. observed
3. offered
4. obtained
5. ought
6. occur
7. offer
8. occurred
9. obtain
10. ordered
11. occurs
12. open
13. offers
14. opposed
15. organized
16. occupied
17. observe
18. obliged
19. overcome
20. operating
21. owned
22. opening
23. operate
24. offering
25. owing
26. opens
27. obtaining
28. occurring
29. obey
30. occupy
31. own
32. owe
33. operated
34. observing
35. order
36. outlined
37. organize
38. omitted
39. owed
40. opposing
41. organizing
42. oppose
43. operates
44. observes
45. oriented
46. originated
47. overlooked
48. obeyed
49. offset
50. object
51. overwhelmed
52. objected
53. ordering
54. offended
55. ordained
56. owns
57. occasioned
58. organised
59. occupying
60. occupies
61. owes
62. oppressed
63. on
64. overlooking
65. overlook
66. omit
67. originate
68. offend
69. originating
70. overcoming
71. obtains
72. obscured
73. overheard
74. oblige
75. owning
76. overlap
77. or
78. opted
79. overlapping
80. outline
81. obeying
82. overtaken
83. overcame
84. ornamented
85. overthrow
86. override
87. overtake
88. outlines
89. op
90. optimize
91. optimized
92. obsessed
93. obligated
94. originates
95. opt
96. overthrown
97. oversee
98. overtook
99. overwhelm
100. overturned

Top 100 in alphabetical order

1. obey
2. obeyed
3. obeying
4. object
5. objected
6. obligated
7. oblige
8. obliged
9. obscured
10. observe
11. observed
12. observes
13. observing
14. obsessed
15. obtain
16. obtained
17. obtaining
18. obtains
19. occasioned
20. occupied
21. occupies
22. occupy
23. occupying
24. occur
25. occurred
26. occurring
27. occurs
28. offend
29. offended
30. offer
31. offered
32. offering
33. offers
34. offset
35. omit
36. omitted
37. on
38. op
39. open
40. opened
41. opening
42. opens
43. operate
44. operated
45. operates
46. operating
47. oppose
48. opposed
49. opposing
50. oppressed
51. opt
52. opted
53. optimize
54. optimized
55. or
56. ordained
57. order
58. ordered
59. ordering
60. organised
61. organize
62. organized
63. organizing
64. oriented
65. originate
66. originated
67. originates
68. originating
69. ornamented
70. ought
71. outline
72. outlined
73. outlines
74. overcame
75. overcome
76. overcoming
77. overheard
78. overlap
79. overlapping
80. overlook
81. overlooked
82. overlooking
83. override
84. oversee
85. overtake
86. overtaken
87. overthrow
88. overthrown
89. overtook
90. overturned
91. overwhelm
92. overwhelmed
93. owe
94. owed
95. owes
96. owing
97. own
98. owned
99. owning
100. owns