# Osama

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əʊˈsɑːmə/ · frequency rank #19,925

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُسَامَة (ʔusāma).

## Easily confused with
- **OSHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osama-vs-osha)
- **Osman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osama-vs-osman)
- **Ozawa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osama-vs-ozawa)
- **Oma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oma-vs-osama)
- **Obama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obama-vs-osama)
- **Omaha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omaha-vs-osama)
- **Osaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osaka-vs-osama)
- **Osage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-osama)
- **Okada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okada-vs-osama)
- **Obamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obamas-vs-osama)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oasma`, `osaam`, `osamma`, `osmaa`, `ossama`, `soama`

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