oasis
/əʊˈeɪsɪs/
"oasis" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oasis” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,768
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oasis · oasis · English
oasis · rank #13,768 · 6 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,768
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH oddly
Nearest frequency peer: oddly (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “oasis”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- multimedia
multimedia
86,237 corpus weight
- multination…
multinational
86,236 corpus weight
- oasis
oasis
86,233 corpus weight
- oddly
oddly
86,232 corpus weight
- Ons
Ons
86,231 corpus weight
- oppressed
oppressed
86,230 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “oasis” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oasis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oasis” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around oasis (IPA /əʊˈeɪsɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,768 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for oasis, with forms such as "aosis", "oaiss", and "oasiss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "oss", "OSI", "Otis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa). The correct English form is oasis, spelled O-A-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- 2A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
- 3A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oasis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis.
Etymology
From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aosis
- oaiss
- oasiss
- oassi
- oassis
- osais
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oasis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oasis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.