dent œillère

\dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\

/\dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“dent œillère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Canine, dent de la mâchoire supérieure, qui sont entre les incisives et les molaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dent-illere · dent œillère · French

dent œillère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for dent œillère
PropertyValue
Headworddent œillère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dent œillère » en français

dent œillèren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dent œillère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Canine, dent de la mâchoire supérieure, qui sont entre les incisives et les molaires.".

dent œillère doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dent œillère, spelled D-E-N-T- -Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Canine, dent de la mâchoire supérieure, qui sont entre les incisives et les molaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dent œillère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On lui a arraché une dent œillère.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dent œillère"?
"dent œillère" is spelled D-E-N-T- -Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\.
What does "dent œillère" mean?
As a noun, "dent œillère" means: Canine, dent de la mâchoire supérieure, qui sont entre les incisives et les molaires.
How do you pronounce "dent œillère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dent œillère" is \dɑ̃ œ.jɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dent œillère" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list