obliquement

\ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\

/\ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“obliquement” is uncommon French (frequency #85,974 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,974
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière oblique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obliquement · obliquement · French

obliquement · rank #85,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,974
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 75,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH objecté

Nearest frequency peer: objecté (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “obliquement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “obliquement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for obliquement
PropertyValue
Headwordobliquement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “obliquement” 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). obliquement lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

obliquement is uncommon French at frequency #85,974 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

obliquement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 obliquement, spelled O-B-L-I-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière oblique.
  2. 2
    D’une manière insidieuse, qui n’est ni droite, ni franche.
  3. 3
    Indirectement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On sait qu’un rayon qui passe obliquement d’un milieu dans un autre, ne continue pas son chemin dans la même ligne droite, suivant laquelle il entre.
  2. Si l’obstacle n’est qu’obliquement opposé à la pesanteur, tel que serait par exemple un plan incliné.

Synonyms

de biaisde guingoisde traversvicieusement

This word in other languages

obliquely(English)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obliquement"?
"obliquement" is spelled O-B-L-I-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\.
What does "obliquement" mean?
As an adverb, "obliquement" means: D’une manière oblique.
How do you pronounce "obliquement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obliquement" is \ɔ.blik.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obliquement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obliquement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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