Osun
"osun" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Osun” is uncommon English (frequency #64,591 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,591
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Osun |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #64,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Osun” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Osun is uncommon English at frequency #64,591 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Osun has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Yoruba Ọ̀ṣun. The correct English form is Osun, spelled O-S-U-N.
Definition
- 1A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.
- 2A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital: Osogbo. Largest city: Ife.
Etymology
From Yoruba Ọ̀ṣun.
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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Using “Osun”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-S-U-N - 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.