nom d’oiseau
\nɔ̃ d‿wa.zo\
The verdict
“nom d’oiseau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insulte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nom-d-oiseau · nom d’oiseau · French
nom d’oiseau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nom d’oiseau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃ d‿wa.zo\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « nom d’oiseau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
nom d’oiseau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃ d‿wa.zo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insulte.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nom d’oiseau in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nom d’oiseau, spelled N-O-M- -D-’-O-I-S-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Insulte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nom d’oiseau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais le nom d’oiseau fut couvert par les cris de Royston qui se leva soudain, dévala la pente, sauta la barrière et s’en fut sur le terrain pour séparer deux joueurs près d’en venir aux poings.
Pourquoi m'est-il alors si difficile, les connasses des magazines qui s’enjoyent à détruire leur propre langue, de les qualifier du moindre nom d’oiseau, fût-ce de pauvres bécassous ?
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.