Os

[oːs]

/[oːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Os” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,701) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,701
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wallförmige Sedimentation von Schotter und Sand unterhalb oder in Spalten von Gletschern

Corpus desk

Index DE-os · Os · German

Os · rank #6,701 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,701
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Orden

Nearest frequency peer: Orden (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Os”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Os” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Os vs OT
50% similar
Os vs ou
0% similar
Os vs ov
0% similar

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

Key facts for Os
PropertyValue
HeadwordOs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oːs]
Letters2
Frequency rank#6,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Os” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Osliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Orden“ (#6,700), „Passagiere“ (#6,702), „Oberst“ (#6,699). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Os is neighbouring look-alikes ("OT", "ou", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [oːs]. Frequency #6,701 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "wallförmige Sedimentation von Schotter und Sand unterhalb oder in Spalten von Gletschern".

No misspelling variants are generated for Os in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "OT", "ou", "ov", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Os, spelled O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    wallförmige Sedimentation von Schotter und Sand unterhalb oder in Spalten von Gletschern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Oser erheben sich wie unregelmäßig geformte Bahndämme in der Landschaft, da sie links und rechts von Eismassen umgeben waren.“

Synonyms

Wallberg

This word in other languages

esker(English)esker(Español)esker(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 "Os"?
"Os" is spelled O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [oːs].
What does "Os" mean?
As a noun, "Os" means: wallförmige Sedimentation von Schotter und Sand unterhalb oder in Spalten von Gletschern
What words are commonly confused with "Os"?
"Os" is commonly confused with "OT", "ou", "ov". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Os"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Os" is [oːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Os" come from?
"Os" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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  • "Os" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "OT". View pair
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list