œil de Moscou
\œj də mɔs.ku\
The verdict
“œil de Moscou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-il-de-moscou · œil de Moscou · French
œil de Moscou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Œ" 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 | œil de Moscou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \œj də mɔs.ku\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
œil de Moscou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œj də mɔs.ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
œil de Moscou has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is œil de Moscou, spelled Œ-I-L- -D-E- -M-O-S-C-O-U.
Definition
- 1Espion.
- 2œilleton, judas (au sens 3, judas optique)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how œil de Moscou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle écoute tout ce qu'on dit ! C'est l'œil de Moscou...
Il n’était donc pas surprenant que l’œil de l’Angleterre clignotât à côté de celui de Moscou, sans compter que celui de Washington ne devait pas être loin…
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.