œil-de-bœuf
"il-de-b-uf" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“œil-de-bœuf” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bull's eye, oculus
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œil-de-bœuf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “œil-de-bœuf” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
œil-de-bœuf is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bull's eye, oculus".
œil-de-bœuf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French œil-de-bœuf. The correct English form is œil-de-bœuf, spelled Œ-I-L---D-E---B-Œ-U-F.
Definition
- 1bull's eye, oculus
Etymology
Borrowed from French œil-de-bœuf.
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.
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Using “œil-de-bœuf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Œ-I-L---D-E---B-Œ-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.