œil au beurre noir

\œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\

/\œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Œil qui a reçu un coup et qui laisse apparaître une ecchymose.

Key facts for œil au beurre noir
PropertyValue
Headwordœil au beurre noir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œil au beurre noir” sits in French frequency

œil au beurre noir falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

œil au beurre noir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Œil qui a reçu un coup et qui laisse apparaître une ecchymose.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for œil au beurre noir in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is œil au beurre noir, spelled Œ-I-L- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E- -N-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Œil qui a reçu un coup et qui laisse apparaître une ecchymose.

Synonyms

cocardœil pochémelanobutyrophtalmiepochon

This word in other languages

black eye(English)

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 "œil au beurre noir"?
"œil au beurre noir" is spelled Œ-I-L- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E- -N-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\.
What does "œil au beurre noir" mean?
As a noun, "œil au beurre noir" means: Œil qui a reçu un coup et qui laisse apparaître une ecchymose.
How do you pronounce "œil au beurre noir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œil au beurre noir" is \œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œil au beurre noir" come from?
"œil au beurre noir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “œil au beurre noir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-I-L- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E- -N-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \œj o bœʁ nwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list