obovale
\ɔ.bɔ.val\
The verdict
“obovale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De forme ovale, dont la partie supérieure est plus large que la partie inférieure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obovale · obovale · French
obovale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | obovale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.bɔ.val\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
obovale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.bɔ.val\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De forme ovale, dont la partie supérieure est plus large que la partie inférieure.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for obovale in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is obovale, spelled O-B-O-V-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1De forme ovale, dont la partie supérieure est plus large que la partie inférieure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obovale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Feuilles charnues, arquées ou pendantes, à base étroite s'élargissant plus ou moins brusquement en un limbe obovale ou elliptique, quelquefois asymétrique, …
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