osoba
[ˈɔsɔba]
The verdict
“osoba” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein durch seine individuellen Eigenschaften und Eigenarten gekennzeichneter Mensch; Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-osoba · osoba · German
osoba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | osoba |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔsɔba] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „osoba“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
osoba is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔsɔba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for osoba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 osoba, spelled O-S-O-B-A.
Definition
- 1ein durch seine individuellen Eigenschaften und Eigenarten gekennzeichneter Mensch; Person
- 2von der Rechtsordnung anerkannter Träger von subjektiven Rechten und Pflichten; Rechtsperson, Rechtssubjekt
- 3Flexionskategorie des Verbs und Pronomens; Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how osoba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Při nehodě dvě osoby zahynuly a jedna byla vážně zraněna.
Osoby zapsané v obchodním rejstříku se považují za podnikatele.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.