Omar

\o.maʁ\

/\o.maʁ\/ name

The verdict

“Omar” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,002
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-omar · Omar · French

Omar · rank #8,002 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,002
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH négatifs

Nearest frequency peer: négatifs (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Omar »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Omar » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Omar vs or
25% similar
Omar vs our
25% similar
Omar vs OMS
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Omar
PropertyValue
HeadwordOmar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\o.maʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,002
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Omar »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Omarse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « négatifs » (#8,001), « online » (#8,003), « orbite » (#8,004). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « Omar » est au #8,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Omar (IPA \o.maʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,002 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Omar, with forms such as "moar", "oamr", and "omarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "or", "our", "OMS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Omar, spelled O-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Omar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. – Quand on se prénomme Omar, il est imprudent de s’aventurer du côté de Kashan. Khayyam feint la plus totale surprise. Il a pourtant bien compris l’allusion. Son prénom est celui du deuxième successeur du Prophète, le calife Omar, abhorré par les chiites puisqu’il fut un tenace rival de leur père fondateur, Ali.
  2. Chaque année, on célèbre par un carnaval burlesque l’anniversaire du meurtre du calife Omar. À cet effet, les femmes se fardent, préparent des sucreries et des pistaches grillées, les enfants se postent sur les terrasses et déversent des trombes sur les passants en criant joyeusement : « Dieu maudit Omar ! » On fabrique un mannequin à l’effigie du calife…

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • moar
  • oamr
  • omarr
  • ommar
  • omra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Omar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

moar2oamr2omarr1ommar1omra2
Edit distance from "Omar"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Omar"?
"Omar" is spelled O-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \o.maʁ\.
What does "Omar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Omar" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Omar"?
"Omar" is commonly confused with "or", "our", "OMS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Omar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Omar" is \o.maʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Omar" come from?
"Omar" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list