oeuf
/ˈɜːf/noun
oeuf is spelled O-E-U-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oeuf means “An egg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oeuf is oeufs.
How many letters and syllables are in oeuf?
| Letters | 4: O-E-U-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is oeuf?
Oeuf appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce oeuf?
- /ˈɜːf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oeuf.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with oeuf
Sounds like: erf (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of oeuf
- oeufs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oeuf mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An egg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oeuf come from?
Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).