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“oasis” and “Ossis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,733
- “oasis” frequency rank
- #43,396
- “Ossis” frequency rank
- 84129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oasis | Ossis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruchtbarer Ort, der von unfruchtbarem Land umgeben ist | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi |
Letter map: oasis vs Ossis
Shared letters muted; letters that set oasis and Ossis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: oasis and Ossis
oasis and Ossis are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “oasis” becomes s in “Ossis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oasis is recorded at frequency rank #40,733, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ossis is at rank #43,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔsis].
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 84129, this pair ranks #128,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oasis vs Ossis
Shared letters: ios. Private to "oasis": a. Private to "Ossis": -.
"oasis" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "Ossis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "oasis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ossis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oasis" and "Ossis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oasis vs puzzles". 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 #128,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.