cache-œil
\kaʃ.œj\
The verdict
“cache-œil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objet permettant de cacher un œil, pour le protéger ou pour le rendre aveugle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cache-il · cache-œil · French
cache-œil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cache-œil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʃ.œj\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cache-œil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʃ.œj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objet permettant de cacher un œil, pour le protéger ou pour le rendre aveugle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cache-œil in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cache-œil, spelled C-A-C-H-E---Œ-I-L.
Definition
- 1Objet permettant de cacher un œil, pour le protéger ou pour le rendre aveugle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cache-œil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les avocats de cet ancien militaire, connu pour son cache-oeil noir et ses diatribes enflammées, ont tenté d’ultimes recours de procédure, notamment pour obtenir le changement du lieu où sera jugé l’affaire.
Le chancelier allemand Olaf Scholz, qui s'est blessé au visage lors d'un jogging, a posté lundi une photo de lui portant un cache-œil, déclenchant sur les réseaux sociaux un flot de vœux de rétablissement et des commentaires amusés sur son allure de pirate.
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.