osoba

\ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\

/\ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\/ noun

The verdict

“osoba” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-osoba · osoba · French

osoba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for osoba
PropertyValue
Headwordosoba
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « osoba » en français

osobareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

osoba is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personnage, personne.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for osoba, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is osoba, spelled O-S-O-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personnage, personne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. W nocy dobrze jest przytulić się do ukochanej osoby. : La nuit, il est bon de vous blottir contre votre bien-aimé.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "osoba"?
"osoba" is spelled O-S-O-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\.
What does "osoba" mean?
As a noun, "osoba" means: Personnage, personne.
How do you pronounce "osoba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "osoba" is \ɔ.ˈsɔ.ba\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "osoba" come from?
"osoba" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list