œilleton

\œj.tɔ̃\

/\œj.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rejeton d’œillet, marcotte d’œillets.

Corpus desk

Index FR-illeton · œilleton · French

œilleton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for œilleton
PropertyValue
Headwordœilleton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\œj.tɔ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « œilleton » en français

œilletonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

œilleton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œj.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for œilleton, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is œilleton, spelled Œ-I-L-L-E-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rejeton d’œillet, marcotte d’œillets.
  2. 2
    Bourgeons que poussent les racines de certaines plantes, telles que les artichauts, et qu’on détache afin de multiplier ces plantes.
  3. 3
    Pièce de cuivre ou de caoutchouc, de forme ronde, adaptée à l’oculaire d’un télescope, d’un appareil-photo ou d’une caméra.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de judas, petite ouverture pratiquée dans une porte permettant de voir qui est dans l’entrée.
  5. 5
    Petite lampe (feu) auxiliaire d’un signal lumineux, qui lorsqu’elle est allumée, permet le franchissement de celui-ci quand il est fermé (feu rouge).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how œilleton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ôter les œilletons d’un pied d’œillet.
  2. Lever des œilletons d’artichaut.

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 "œilleton"?
"œilleton" is spelled Œ-I-L-L-E-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \œj.tɔ̃\.
What does "œilleton" mean?
As a noun, "œilleton" means: Rejeton d’œillet, marcotte d’œillets.
How do you pronounce "œilleton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œilleton" is \œj.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œilleton" come from?
"œilleton" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list