Oma
German, noun/ˈoːma/
Oma is spelled O-M-A (3 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oma is a German feminine noun meaning “grandma, granny, nan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Großmutter; Mutter des Vaters oder der Mutter”.
What does Oma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrandma, granny, nan
- 2
feminineany elderly woman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Großmutter; Mutter des Vaters oder der Mutter 2. alte Frau
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Oma
- Omas article error-unknown-tag genitive
- Opa masculine
- Großvater masculine
- Omi affective
- Omachen affective
- Ömchen affective
- Omalein affective
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oma?
- standard /ˈoːma/
- /ˈɔma/
- [ˈoːma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Oma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Oma in German?
Oma appears 31 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).