The word "oste" is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ɒst/. The symbol "ɒ" is pronounced like the "o" in "hot", while "s" represents the sound of "s" in "snake". The final letter "t" indicates that the word ends with an unvoiced sound, in this case, a "t" sound. "Oste" is not a common word in English; however, it can be found as the prefix in medical terms such as osteopath and osteoporosis, where it refers to bone.