Osamu

name

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The verdict

“Osamu” is uncommon French (frequency #99,450 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,450
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-osamu · Osamu · French

Osamu · rank #99,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,450
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH Orissa

Nearest frequency peer: Orissa (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Osamu »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Osamu » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Osamu
PropertyValue
HeadwordOsamu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Osamu » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Osamutombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Orissa » (#99,449), « Otomo » (#99,452), « orges » (#99,447). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « Osamu » est au #99,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Osamu is uncommon French at frequency #99,450 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Osamu, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Osamu, spelled O-S-A-M-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le fondateur du manga moderne est Osamu Tezuka, créateur d’« Astro, le petit robot », dont les aventures ont commencé à être publiées en 1952.

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 "Osamu"?
"Osamu" is spelled O-S-A-M-U.
What does "Osamu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Osamu" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Osamu" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Otomo#99,452orges#99,447Onema#99,441nécro#99,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list