Osiris
/əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/
"osiris" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Osiris” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,314
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
Corpus desk
Index EN-osiris · Osiris · English
Osiris · rank #28,314 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,314
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH optimist
Nearest frequency peer: optimist (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Osiris”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- O'Neil
O'Neil
71,690 corpus weight
- obeyed
obeyed
71,689 corpus weight
- optimist
optimist
71,688 corpus weight
- Osiris
Osiris
71,687 corpus weight
- outwardly
outwardly
71,686 corpus weight
- overlord
overlord
71,685 corpus weight
What this shows “Osiris” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Osiris |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Osiris”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Osiris (IPA /əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,314 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Osiris, with forms such as "oisris", "osiirs", and "osiriss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr. The correct English form is Osiris, spelled O-S-I-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
- 2An exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oisris
- osiirs
- osiriss
- osirris
- osirsi
- osriis
- ossiris
- soiris
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Osiris - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).