# Osage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈoʊseɪdʒ/ · frequency rank #31,684

## Definitions
1. A member of the Osage Nation.

## Etymology
Evolved from a borrowing from French variations of Osage 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 (wažáže), the name of a division of the tribe.

## Easily confused with
- **Osaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-osaka)
- **Osama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-osama)
- **Otago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-otago)
- **ovate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-ovate)
- **outage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-outage)
- **orange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orange-vs-osage)
- **onstage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onstage-vs-osage)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oasge`, `osaeg`, `osagge`, `osgae`, `ossage`, `soage`

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