odds

\ˈɑdz\

/\ˈɑdz\/ noun

The verdict

“odds” is uncommon French (frequency #87,907 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,907
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cote.

Corpus desk

Index FR-odds · odds · French

odds · rank #87,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,907
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH océanographiq…

Nearest frequency peer: océanographiques (-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 « odds »

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 « odds » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for odds
PropertyValue
Headwordodds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɑdz\
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « odds » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).oddstombe 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: « océanographiques » (#87,906), « ogivale » (#87,908), « ocelot » (#87,905). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « odds » est au #87,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

odds is uncommon French at frequency #87,907 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɑdz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cote.".

odds has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is odds, spelled O-D-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cote.

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 "odds"?
"odds" is spelled O-D-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɑdz\.
What does "odds" mean?
As a noun, "odds" means: Cote.
How do you pronounce "odds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "odds" is \ˈɑdz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "odds" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list