obole

\ɔ.bɔl\

/\ɔ.bɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“obole” is uncommon French (frequency #78,692 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,692
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom d’une ancienne monnaie de peu de valeur, employée dans l’antiquité grecque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obole · obole · French

obole · rank #78,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,692
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH objectivation

Nearest frequency peer: objectivation (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « obole »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « obole » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obole
PropertyValue
Headwordobole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.bɔl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « obole » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).oboletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « objectivation » (#78,691), « néolibérales » (#78,690), « nursing » (#78,689). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obole » est au #78,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obole is uncommon French at frequency #78,692 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.bɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obole, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is obole, spelled O-B-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom d’une ancienne monnaie de peu de valeur, employée dans l’antiquité grecque.
  2. 2
    Monnaie de cuivre valant un demi-denier.
  3. 3
    Petite somme d’argent.
  4. 4
    Modeste offrande ou don peu important.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La chanteuse tendit la main aux passants qui faisaient cercle autour d'elle, et recueillit quatre oboles qu'elle glissa dans sa chaussure.
  2. Quel est le Grec qui, sans déplaire à Dieu, pourrait dire qu’une obole en numéraire lui a été ravie depuis que je gouverne la Crète ?

This word in other languages

obole(English)óbolo(Español)Obolus(Deutsch)

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 "obole"?
"obole" is spelled O-B-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.bɔl\.
What does "obole" mean?
As a noun, "obole" means: Nom d’une ancienne monnaie de peu de valeur, employée dans l’antiquité grecque.
How do you pronounce "obole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obole" is \ɔ.bɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obole" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

méfié#78,664pazzi#78,722pentu#78,728perro#78,731

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list