Omar
/ˈəʊmɑː/
"omar" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Omar” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,415
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Omar bin al-Khattab, second Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad
Corpus desk
Index EN-omar · Omar · English
Omar · rank #10,415 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,415
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH observing
Nearest frequency peer: observing (-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 “Omar”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Norton
Norton
89,590 corpus weight
- noticeable
noticeable
89,589 corpus weight
- NT
NT
89,588 corpus weight
- observing
observing
89,587 corpus weight
- Omar
Omar
89,586 corpus weight
- Paula
Paula
89,583 corpus weight
What this shows “Omar” 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 | Omar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈəʊmɑː/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,415 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Omar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Omar (IPA /ˈəʊmɑː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,415 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Omar, with forms such as "moar", "oamr", and "omarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "or", "our", "OMG", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar. The correct English form is Omar, spelled O-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Omar bin al-Khattab, second Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad
- 2A male given name from Arabic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Omar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Investigators probing gunman Omar Mateen’s massacre at least 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Florida are trying to determine whether terrorism, homophobia or both pushed him over the edge.
Etymology
From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- moar
- oamr
- omarr
- ommar
- omra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Omar - 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Omar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).