ossified

Name: ossified, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ossified” is an uncommon English word, ranked #81,655 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#81,655
frequency rank, English: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

Key facts for ossified
Property	Value
Headword	ossified
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#81,655
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ossified” 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). ossified lands here:

#81,655

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for ossified is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #81,655 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for ossified in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is ossified, spelled O-S-S-I-F-I-E-D.

Definition

1
Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).
2
Inflexible, old-fashioned.
3
Drunk.

This word in other languages

anquilosado(Español)verknöchert(Deutsch)

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 "ossified"?

"ossified" is spelled O-S-S-I-F-I-E-D.

What does "ossified" mean?

As an adjective, "ossified" means: Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

What language does "ossified" come from?

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Using “ossified”

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

The one correct English spelling is O-S-S-I-F-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.