Osiris

/[oˈziːʁɪs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,538

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Osiris is aGermannoun. It means: ägyptischer Gott des Jenseits, der Wiedergeburt und des Nils Pronounced [oˈziːʁɪs]. Often confused with Ossis.

Key facts for Osiris
PropertyValue
HeadwordOsiris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈziːʁɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,538
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Osiris is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈziːʁɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,538 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ägyptischer Gott des Jenseits, der Wiedergeburt und des Nils".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Osiris, with forms such as "oisris", "osiirs", and "osiriss". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ossis", 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 Osiris, spelled O-S-I-R-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ägyptischer Gott des Jenseits, der Wiedergeburt und des Nils

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oisris,osiirs,osiriss,osirris,osirsi,osriis,ossiris,soiris

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Osiris

Misspelling Variants of "Osiris"

oisris6osiirs6osiriss7osirris7osirsi6osriis6ossiris7soiris6
Misspelling Variants of "Osiris"

Frequency rank: #36,538 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Osiris"?
"Osiris" is spelled O-S-I-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈziːʁɪs].
What does "Osiris" mean?
As a noun, "Osiris" means: ägyptischer Gott des Jenseits, der Wiedergeburt und des Nils
What words are commonly confused with "Osiris"?
"Osiris" is commonly confused with "Ossis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Osiris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Osiris" is [oˈziːʁɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Osiris" come from?
"Osiris" 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.