œil-de-poisson
\œj də pwa.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“œil-de-poisson” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Défaut prenant la forme d’une masse globulaire, particulièrement apparent dans une matière transparente, causé par un mélange inadéquat ou une fonte incomplète.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œil-de-poisson |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \œj də pwa.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “œil-de-poisson” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
œil-de-poisson is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œj də pwa.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for œil-de-poisson in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is œil-de-poisson, spelled Œ-I-L---D-E---P-O-I-S-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Défaut prenant la forme d’une masse globulaire, particulièrement apparent dans une matière transparente, causé par un mélange inadéquat ou une fonte incomplète.
- 2Variété d’altération d’un feuil caractérisée par la formation d’un cratère à la surface du fini, présentant des rebords nettement dessinés et dont la grandeur peut atteindre le centimètre.
- 3Objectif à courte distance focale, grand-angulaire.
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 “œil-de-poisson”
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- The one correct French spelling is Œ-I-L---D-E---P-O-I-S-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \œj də pwa.sɔ̃\ (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.