Ösi

[ˈøːzi]

/[ˈøːzi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ösi” is uncommon German (frequency #55,898 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,898
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Österreicher

Corpus desk

Index DE-osi · Ösi · German

Ösi · rank #55,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,898
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH ärztliches

Nearest frequency peer: ärztliches (-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 „Ösi“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ösi
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖsi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːzi]
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ösi“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ösifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ärztliches“ (#55,897), „überforderten“ (#55,899), „zwölfter“ (#55,896). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ösi“ bei #55,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ösi is uncommon German at frequency #55,898 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːzi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Österreicher".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ösi in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ösi, spelled Ö-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Österreicher

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. So übel sind sie gar nicht die Ösis.

Antonyms

Piefke

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 "Ösi"?
"Ösi" is spelled Ö-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːzi].
What does "Ösi" mean?
As a noun, "Ösi" means: Österreicher
How do you pronounce "Ösi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ösi" is [ˈøːzi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ösi" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

VAE#55,803USP#55,802thu#55,765tak#55,760

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list