Oman

/[oˈmaːn]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,838

in German word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Oman is aGermanname. It means: Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel Pronounced [oˈmaːn]. Often confused with on and Opa.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Oman in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Oman is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈmaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,838 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for Oman, with forms such as "oamn", "omann", and "omman". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Oman, spelled O-M-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat im Südosten der Arabischen Halbinsel

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oamn,omann,omman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Oman

Misspelling Variants of "Oman"

oamn4omann5omman5
Misspelling Variants of "Oman"

Frequency rank: #34,838 in German

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 name, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.