Oscan
Os·can/ˈɑːskən/adjective, noun
Oscan is spelled O-S-C-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Os·can). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Oscan means “Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Oscan?
| Letters | 5: O-S-C-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Os·can |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Oscan?
Oscan appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Oscan?
- UK /ˈɒskən/
- US /ˈɑːskən/
Oscan has 2 syllables, split Os·can in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Oscan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Oscan
- Osc.
- Oscans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Oscan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.
noun
- 1
A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oscan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Oscan come from?
From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).