osmium
\ɔs.mjɔm\
The verdict
“osmium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 76 et de symbole Os appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition. Corps simple métallique qui se trouve dans certains minerais de platine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-osmium · osmium · French
osmium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | osmium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔs.mjɔm\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
osmium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔs.mjɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément chimique de numéro atomique 76 et de symbole Os appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition. Corps simple métallique qui se trouve dans certains minerais de platine.".
No misspelling variants are generated for osmium in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is osmium, spelled O-S-M-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Élément chimique de numéro atomique 76 et de symbole Os appartenant à la série chimique des métaux de transition. Corps simple métallique qui se trouve dans certains minerais de platine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how osmium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’oxyde d’osmium est employé en histologie comme colorant.
L’osmium est l’élément situé en-dessous du ruthénium dans la classification périodique.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.