Osh

name

"osh" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Osh” is uncommon English (frequency #54,993 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,993
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan.

Key facts for Osh
PropertyValue
HeadwordOsh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Osh” 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). Osh 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

Osh is uncommon English at frequency #54,993 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Osh in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Kyrgyz Ош (Oş) The correct English form is Osh, spelled O-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan.
  2. 2
    A region of Kyrgyzstan.

Etymology

Transliteration of Kyrgyz Ош (Oş)

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 "Osh"?
"Osh" is spelled O-S-H.
What does "Osh" mean?
As a proper noun, "Osh" means: The second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan.
What is the origin of the word "Osh"?
Transliteration of Kyrgyz Ош (Oş) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Osh”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is O-S-H - 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