Oscars
[ˈɔskaʁs]
The verdict
“Oscars” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,453 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,453
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oscar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oscars |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔskaʁs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #24,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oscars” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Oscars is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔskaʁs]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,453 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oscars, with forms such as "ocsars", "osacrs", and "oscarrs". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Oskar", "Oscar", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Oscars, spelled O-S-C-A-R-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oscar
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Oscar
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Oscar
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Oscar
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Oscar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ocsars,osacrs,oscarrs,oscarss,oscasr,osccars,oscras,osscars,socars
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oscars - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Oscars”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-S-C-A-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔskaʁs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Oskar” - see the side-by-side comparison. Oscars vs Oskar
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.