ossvsOutsTell them apart

Which to use

“oss” and “Outs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,375
“oss” frequency rank
#45,496
“Outs” frequency rank
86871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature oss Outs
Definition der Knochen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out

Letter map: oss vs Outs

Shared letters muted; letters that set oss and Outs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
oss
4 ch
Outs

Spelling & dictionary notes on oss vs Outs

oss and Outs 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

oss is recorded at frequency rank #41,375, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Outs is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡s].

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 86871, this pair ranks #87,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of oss vs Outs

Shared letters: os. Private to "oss": -. Private to "Outs": tu.

"oss" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Outs" · 4 letters · shape VVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Outsotus · oust · outss · outts · uots

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "oss" and "Outs" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "oss" or "Outs"?
"oss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,375 in our German list, against #45,496 for "Outs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "oss" and "Outs". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "oss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Outs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "oss" and "Outs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oss 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 #87,852 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list