œillères

\œ.jɛʁ\

/\œ.jɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“œillères” is an uncommon French word, ranked #63,477 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#63,477
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de œillère.

Key facts for œillères
PropertyValue
Headwordœillères
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\œ.jɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œillères” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). œillères lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for œillères is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \œ.jɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #63,477 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de œillère.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for œillères, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is œillères, spelled Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de œillère.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "œillères"?
"œillères" is spelled Œ-I-L-L-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \œ.jɛʁ\.
What does "œillères" mean?
As an adjective, "œillères" means: Pluriel de œillère.
How do you pronounce "œillères"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œillères" is \œ.jɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œillères" come from?
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Using “œillères”

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-S - 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list