Odisha
/oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/
"odisha" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Odisha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,615
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state in eastern India. Capital: Bhubaneswar.
Corpus desk
Index EN-odisha · Odisha · English
Odisha · rank #34,615 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,615
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH obs
Nearest frequency peer: obs (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Odisha”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- notepad
notepad
65,390 corpus weight
- numerically
numerically
65,389 corpus weight
- nutcracker
nutcracker
65,388 corpus weight
- obs
obs
65,387 corpus weight
- Odisha
Odisha
65,386 corpus weight
- OLED
OLED
65,384 corpus weight
What this shows “Odisha” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | Odisha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,615 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Odisha”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Odisha (IPA /oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,615 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A state in eastern India. Capital: Bhubaneswar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Odisha, with forms such as "doisha", "oddisha", and "odihsa". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "OSHA", "Orissa", "Odessa", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi ओड़िशा (oṛiśā), from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā). The correct English form is Odisha, spelled O-D-I-S-H-A.
Definition
- 1A state in eastern India. Capital: Bhubaneswar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Odisha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Holonyms: India < South Asia < Asia < Earth, World
As the city prepares to welcome Goddess Durga, the streets of Cuttack are set to come alive with devotion, artistry, and celebration, reinforcing its reputation as the cultural capital of Odisha.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi ओड़िशा (oṛiśā), from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- doisha
- oddisha
- odihsa
- odisah
- odishha
- odissha
- odsiha
- oidsha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Odisha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).