oser

\o.ze\

/\o.ze\/ verb

The verdict

“oser” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,714
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir la hardiesse, l’audace de dire, de faire quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oser · oser · French

oser · rank #9,714 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,714
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH originaires

Nearest frequency peer: originaires (-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 « oser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « oser » 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).

oser vs our
50% similar
oser vs ost
50% similar
oser vs ôté
0% similar

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

Key facts for oser
PropertyValue
Headwordoser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\o.ze\
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,714
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.oserse 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 « originaires » (#9,713), « Palme » (#9,715), « organisent » (#9,712). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oser » est au #9,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around oser (IPA \o.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,714 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for oser, with forms such as "oesr", "oserr", and "osre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "our", "ost", "ôté", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oser, spelled O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir la hardiesse, l’audace de dire, de faire quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Entreprendre avec courage, avec assurance.
  3. 3
    Ne pas vouloir, par prudence, par ménagement, faire ou dire certaines choses.
  4. 4
    Avoir l’autorisation de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Osera-t-elle confier à ce bon petit diable, à ce démon sans manières ni éducation le soin de faire d’elle cette merveille d’imperfection, cette mendiante richissime, cette dérangeuse comblante qu’est une femme amoureuse ?
  2. Mademoiselle, oserai-je vous demander si vous avez donné un pendant à ce charmant paysage que vous présentâtes l’autre jour au maréchal ?

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oesr
  • oserr
  • osre
  • osser
  • soer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oesr2oserr1osre2osser1soer2
Edit distance from "oser"

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 "oser"?
"oser" is spelled O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \o.ze\.
What does "oser" mean?
As a verb, "oser" means: Avoir la hardiesse, l’audace de dire, de faire quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "oser"?
"oser" is commonly confused with "our", "ost", "ôté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oser" is \o.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oser" come from?
"oser" 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 "oser", 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