Ossis

[ˈɔsis]

/[ˈɔsis]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ossis” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,396
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi

Corpus desk

Index DE-ossis · Ossis · German

Ossis · rank #43,396 · 5 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,396
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ortsausgang

Nearest frequency peer: Ortsausgang (-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 „Ossis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ossis“ 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).

Ossis vs oss
40% similar
Ossis vs ossi
60% similar
Ossis vs oasis
60% similar

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

Key facts for Ossis
PropertyValue
HeadwordOssis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔsis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,396
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ossis“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ossisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ortsausgang“ (#43,395), „ones“ (#43,394), „Ottakring“ (#43,398). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ossis“ bei #43,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Ossis (IPA [ˈɔsis]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,396 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ossis, with forms such as "osiss", "ossiss", and "osssi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "oss", "ossi", "oasis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Ossis, spelled O-S-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ossi
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ossi
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osiss
  • ossiss
  • osssi
  • oßis
  • sosis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osiss2ossiss1osssi2oßis2sosis2
Edit distance from "Ossis"

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 "Ossis"?
"Ossis" is spelled O-S-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔsis].
What does "Ossis" mean?
As a noun, "Ossis" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ossi
What words are commonly confused with "Ossis"?
"Ossis" is commonly confused with "oss", "ossi", "oasis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ossis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ossis" is [ˈɔsis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ossis" come from?
"Ossis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oblag#43,391mundo#43,365Resch#43,443Salve#43,456

Similar misspelling depth

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

jein5 variantseuere5 variantsZehe5 variantszorro5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list