Omsk

name

"omsk" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Omsk” is uncommon English (frequency #78,896 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,896
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia, the seventh-largest in the country by population.

Key facts for Omsk
PropertyValue
HeadwordOmsk
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Omsk” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Omsk lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Omsk is uncommon English at frequency #78,896 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Omsk, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian Омск (Omsk). The correct English form is Omsk, spelled O-M-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia, the seventh-largest in the country by population.
  2. 2
    An oblast of Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Омск (Omsk).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Omsk"?
"Omsk" is spelled O-M-S-K.
What does "Omsk" mean?
As a proper noun, "Omsk" means: A city, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia, the seventh-largest in the country by population.
What is the origin of the word "Omsk"?
Borrowed from Russian Омск (Omsk). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Omsk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-M-S-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list