oasis

/[oˈasis]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,180

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

oasis is aSpanishnoun. It means: Porción de tierra fértil en el medio de un desierto que posee un suministro natural de agua. Pronounced [oˈasis]. Often confused with osos and ovnis.

Key facts for oasis
PropertyValue
Headwordoasis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈasis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,180
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oasis in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for oasis is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈasis]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,180 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for oasis, with forms such as "aosis", "oacis", and "oaiss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "osos", "ovnis", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is oasis, spelled O-A-S-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de tierra fértil en el medio de un desierto que posee un suministro natural de agua.
  2. 2
    Lugar o tiempo de paz en medio de disturbios y conmociones.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aosis,oacis,oaiss,oasiss,oassi,oassis,osais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oasis

Misspelling Variants of "oasis"

aosis5oacis5oaiss5oasiss6oassi5oassis6osais5
Misspelling Variants of "oasis"

Frequency rank: #15,180 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oasis"?
"oasis" is spelled O-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈasis].
What does "oasis" mean?
As a noun, "oasis" means: Porción de tierra fértil en el medio de un desierto que posee un suministro natural de agua.
What words are commonly confused with "oasis"?
"oasis" is commonly confused with "osos", "ovnis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oasis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oasis" is [oˈasis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oasis" come from?
"oasis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.