ósmosis

[ˈosmosis]

/[ˈosmosis]/ noun

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The verdict

“ósmosis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,403 among 28 “Ó” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,403
frequency rank, Spanish
28
“Ó” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fenómeno que consiste en el paso recíproco de líquidos de distinta densidad a través de una membrana semipermeable que los separa

Corpus desk

Index ES-osmosis · ósmosis · Spanish

ósmosis · rank #67,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 28
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zurbarán

Nearest frequency peer: Zurbarán (-3 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ósmosis”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ósmosis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ósmosis
PropertyValue
Headwordósmosis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈosmosis]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ósmosis” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ósmosiscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Zurbarán” (#67,400), “Zegarra” (#67,398), “abatió” (#67,408). Entre 28 lemas con “Ó”, “ósmosis” va en #67,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ósmosis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,403 among 28 “Ó” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈosmosis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ósmosis, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ósmosis, spelled Ó-S-M-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fenómeno que consiste en el paso recíproco de líquidos de distinta densidad a través de una membrana semipermeable que los separa
  2. 2
    Influencia mutua .

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ósmosis"?
"ósmosis" is spelled Ó-S-M-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈosmosis].
What does "ósmosis" mean?
As a noun, "ósmosis" means: Fenómeno que consiste en el paso recíproco de líquidos de distinta densidad a través de una membrana semipermeable que los separa
How do you pronounce "ósmosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ósmosis" is [ˈosmosis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ósmosis" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zegarra#67,398accesar#67,415afianzó#67,432visteis#67,371

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list