œillade

\œ.jad\

/\œ.jad\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coup d’œil jeté furtivement, à dessein et avec une expression marquée, en signe de tendresse, de bienveillance ou de connivence.

Key facts for œillade
PropertyValue
Headwordœillade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\œ.jad\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œillade” sits in French frequency

œillade 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

œillade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œ.jad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for œillade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is œillade, spelled Œ-I-L-L-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coup d’œil jeté furtivement, à dessein et avec une expression marquée, en signe de tendresse, de bienveillance ou de connivence.
  2. 2
    Nom donné à divers cépages : œillade noire, œillade rose, œillade de Conzieu, œillade de Bouschet, qui sont des espèces à part entière ; œillade blanche synonyme d'araignan ou parfois de clairette blanche, œillade musquée synonyme de muscat de Hambourg.

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 "œillade"?
"œillade" is spelled Œ-I-L-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \œ.jad\.
What does "œillade" mean?
As a noun, "œillade" means: Coup d’œil jeté furtivement, à dessein et avec une expression marquée, en signe de tendresse, de bienveillance ou de connivence.
How do you pronounce "œillade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œillade" is \œ.jad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œillade" come from?
"œillade" 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 “œillade”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-I-L-L-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \œ.jad\ (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