Omsk

[ɔmsk]

/[ɔmsk]/ name

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The verdict

“Omsk” is uncommon German (frequency #84,372 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,372
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sibirien, Russland, Hauptstadt der Oblast Omsk

Corpus desk

Index DE-omsk · Omsk · German

Omsk · rank #84,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,372
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oligarch

Nearest frequency peer: Oligarch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Omsk“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Omsk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Omsk
PropertyValue
HeadwordOmsk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɔmsk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Omsk“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Omskfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oligarch“ (#84,371), „ont“ (#84,373), „older“ (#84,370). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Omsk“ bei #84,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Omsk is uncommon German at frequency #84,372 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɔmsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sibirien, Russland, Hauptstadt der Oblast Omsk".

Zero misspellings are on record for Omsk in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Omsk, spelled O-M-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sibirien, Russland, Hauptstadt der Oblast Omsk

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Omsk ist ein Kunst- und Kulturzentrum und besitzt eine sehenswerte Altstadt mit Fassaden aus mehreren Jahrhunderten.

This word in other languages

Omsk(English)Omsk(Español)Omsk(Français)

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 "Omsk"?
"Omsk" is spelled O-M-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔmsk].
What does "Omsk" mean?
As a proper noun, "Omsk" means: eine Stadt in Sibirien, Russland, Hauptstadt der Oblast Omsk
How do you pronounce "Omsk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Omsk" is [ɔmsk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Omsk" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Olav#84,369país#84,395pill#84,410mito#84,313

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list