# oasis

> English word · Noun · IPA /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ · frequency rank #13,768

## Definitions
1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
2. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
3. A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.

## 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).

## Easily confused with
- **oss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-oss)
- **OSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-osi)
- **Otis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-otis)
- **oats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-oats)
- **Oates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-oates)
- **oaths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oasis-vs-oaths)
- **OAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oas-vs-oasis)
- **oaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oaks-vs-oasis)
- **oars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oars-vs-oasis)
- **Oakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oakes-vs-oasis)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aosis`, `oaiss`, `oasiss`, `oassi`, `oassis`, `osais`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oasis