œuf
/œf/
The verdict
“œuf” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Huevo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-uf · œuf · Spanish
œuf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Œ" 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 | œuf |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /œf/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “œuf” en español
Rare enough to double-check
œuf is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /œf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Huevo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for œuf in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is œuf, spelled Œ-U-F.
Definition
- 1Huevo.
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.