à l’œil nu
\a l‿œj ny\
The verdict
“à l’œil nu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans aide d’un instrument d’optique (loupe, microscope, télescope…).
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-il-nu · à l’œil nu · French
à l’œil nu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à l’œil nu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿œj ny\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à l’œil nu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿œj ny\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for à l’œil nu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à l’œil nu, spelled À- -L-’-Œ-I-L- -N-U.
Definition
- 1Sans aide d’un instrument d’optique (loupe, microscope, télescope…).
- 2Évident, incontestable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’œil nu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seize jours après l’injection, les ganglions prépectoraux sont encore les seuls où le carmin soit visible à l’œil nu, mais on le retrouve, au microscope, dans les ganglions œsophagiens et bronchiques.
Vous êtes capable de mourir pour une idée : c’est visible à l'œil nu. Eh bien, moi, j’en ai assez des gens qui meurent pour une idée.
This word in other languages
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.