oculiste
\ɔ.ky.list\
The verdict
“oculiste” 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) - Médecin qui soigne les différentes maladies de l’œil et corrige les imperfections de la vue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oculiste · oculiste · French
oculiste · 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 "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 | oculiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.ky.list\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oculiste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oculiste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ky.list\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Médecin qui soigne les différentes maladies de l’œil et corrige les imperfections de la vue.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oculiste, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is oculiste, spelled O-C-U-L-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Médecin qui soigne les différentes maladies de l’œil et corrige les imperfections de la vue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oculiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je revenais avec papa de chez l’oculiste, qui m’avait mis une pommade sur les yeux, et je voyais tout flou.
Et le docteur Béritens conclut que le Gréco, loin d’être un exalté ou un fou, était un astigmate atteint de strabisme. S’il avait vécu de nos jours, il serait passé chez l’oculiste et, son infirmité corrigée, aurait ensuite peint ses tableaux normalement.
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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.