crâne d’œuf
\kʁɑn d‿œf\
The verdict
“crâne d’œuf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crâne dépourvu de cheveux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crane-d-uf · crâne d’œuf · French
crâne d’œuf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | crâne d’œuf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɑn d‿œf\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crâne d’œuf » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crâne d’œuf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɑn d‿œf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
crâne d’œuf has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crâne d’œuf, spelled C-R-Â-N-E- -D-’-Œ-U-F.
Definition
- 1Crâne dépourvu de cheveux.
- 2Personne chauve.
- 3Savant ; intellectuel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crâne d’œuf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'a remplacée un petit bonhomme sans un poil sur le caillou, qui m'a bombardée de questions carrément barbantes, […] Toutefois, quand le gnome au crâne d'œuf s'est mis à m'entreprendre sur Douglas, je me suis un peu énervée.
Puis il prit une bonne douche et se rasa la barbe et le cuir chevelu. Ensuite, il resta quelques instants devant le miroir à contempler son crâne d'œuf.
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.