Osun

name

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"osun" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Osun” is uncommon English (frequency #64,591 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,591
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-osun · Osun · English

Osun · rank #64,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,591
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH ornery

Nearest frequency peer: ornery (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Osun”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Osun” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Osun
PropertyValue
HeadwordOsun
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Osun” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Osunfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “ornery” (#64,590), “Ouagadougou” (#64,592), “outstandingly” (#64,594). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “Osun” is #64,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Osun is uncommon English at frequency #64,591 among 1,431 “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

  1. 1
    A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.
  2. 2
    A 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Osun"?
"Osun" is spelled O-S-U-N.
What does "Osun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Osun" means: A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.
What is the origin of the word "Osun"?
From Yoruba Ọ̀ṣun. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Osun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

motu#64,559miya#64,544Qiao#64,643mell#64,533

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list