Oman

[oˈmaːn]

/[oˈmaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Oman” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #34,838) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#34,838
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel

Corpus desk

Index DE-oman · Oman · German

Oman · rank #34,838 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,838
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH offenlegen

Nearest frequency peer: offenlegen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Oman“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Oman“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Oman vs on
25% similar
Oman vs Opa
50% similar
Oman vs omg
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Oman
PropertyValue
HeadwordOman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[oˈmaːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,838
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Oman“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Omanliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „offenlegen“ (#34,837), „organischer“ (#34,839), „objektiver“ (#34,836). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oman“ bei #34,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Oman is neighbouring look-alikes ("on", "Opa", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [oˈmaːn]. Frequency #34,838 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oman, with forms such as "oamn", "omann", and "omman". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "on", "Opa", "omg", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Oman, spelled O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Oman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Oman lebt vom Ölexport, Tourismus und der Landwirtschaft.
  2. Maskat ist die Hauptstadt von Oman.

Synonyms

Sultanat Oman

This word in other languages

Oman(English)Omán(Español)Oman(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oamn
  • omann
  • omman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oamn2omann1omman1
Edit distance from "Oman"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oman"?
"Oman" is spelled O-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈmaːn].
What does "Oman" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oman" means: Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel
What words are commonly confused with "Oman"?
"Oman" is commonly confused with "on", "Opa", "omg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oman" is [oˈmaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oman" come from?
"Oman" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Orks#34,840ossi#34,842Mofa#34,817mitt#34,812

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list