Oskar

[ˈɔskaʁ]

/[ˈɔskaʁ]/ name

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The verdict

“Oskar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,963
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-oskar · Oskar · German

Oskar · rank #6,963 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,963
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Offenbach

Nearest frequency peer: Offenbach (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Oskar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Oskar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Oskar vs okay
40% similar
Oskar vs Oscar
80% similar
Oskar vs Orkan
60% similar

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

Key facts for Oskar
PropertyValue
HeadwordOskar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɔskaʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,963
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oskar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Oskarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Offenbach“ (#6,962), „Petra“ (#6,964), „männlich“ (#6,960). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oskar“ bei #6,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Oskar (IPA [ˈɔskaʁ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,963 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oskar, with forms such as "oksar", "osakr", and "oskarr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "okay", "Oscar", "Orkan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oskar, spelled O-S-K-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Oskars rote Nase ist sein Markenzeichen.
  2. Die Zwillinge Oskar und Oswald sind wegen Einbruchsdiebstahls angeklagt.

This word in other languages

Oscar(English)Óscar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oksar
  • osakr
  • oskarr
  • oskkar
  • oskra
  • osskar
  • sokar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oskar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oksar2osakr2oskarr1oskkar1oskra2osskar1sokar2
Edit distance from "Oskar"

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 "Oskar"?
"Oskar" is spelled O-S-K-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔskaʁ].
What does "Oskar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oskar" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Oskar"?
"Oskar" is commonly confused with "okay", "Oscar", "Orkan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oskar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oskar" is [ˈɔskaʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oskar" come from?
"Oskar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Petra#6,964sanft#6,968light#6,950Laute#6,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

miller7 variantsjenem7 variantsfocus7 variantsAnzug7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list