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 May 6, 2026) - Objet permettant de cacher un œil, pour le protéger ou pour le rendre aveugle.
| 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) |
Where “cache-œil” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “cache-œil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-C-H-E---Œ-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʃ.œj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.