Oskar

/[ˈɔskar]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,362

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Oskar is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Óscar. Pronounced [ˈɔskar]. Often confused with Osma and osa.

Key facts for Oskar
PropertyValue
HeadwordOskar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈɔskar]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,362
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Oskar is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔskar]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,362 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Óscar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Oskar, with forms such as "oksar", "osakr", and "oskarr". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Osma", "osa", "Omar", and more, 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 Oskar, spelled O-S-K-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Óscar.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oksar,osakr,oskarr,oskkar,oskra,osskar,sokar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Oskar

Misspelling Variants of "Oskar"

oksar5osakr5oskarr6oskkar6oskra5osskar6sokar5
Misspelling Variants of "Oskar"

Frequency rank: #39,362 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oskar"?
"Oskar" is spelled O-S-K-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔskar].
What does "Oskar" mean?
As a name, "Oskar" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Óscar.
What words are commonly confused with "Oskar"?
"Oskar" is commonly confused with "Osma", "osa", "Omar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oskar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oskar" is [ˈɔskar]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oskar" come from?
"Oskar" 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.