œillère
\œ.jɛʁ\
The verdict
“œillère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui avoisine l’œil. Le masculin œiller est essentiellement inconnu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œillère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \œ.jɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “œillère” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
œillère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \œ.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
œillère doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is œillère, spelled Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui avoisine l’œil. Le masculin œiller est essentiellement inconnu.
- 2À l’aisselle desquelles est un œil, un bourgeon.
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 “œillère”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \œ.jɛʁ\ (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.