oe
French, interjection/wɛʔ/
oe is spelled O-E (2 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oe is a French interjection meaning “pronunciation spelling of ouais: yeah; yh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouais ; marque une réponse affirmative”.
What does oe mean in English?
interjection
- 1
pronunciation spelling of ouais: yeah; yh
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ouais ; marque une réponse affirmative. 2. Avec ironie, ouais, exprime le doute d'une information.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce oe?
- /wɛʔ/
- \wɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oe in French?
oe appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).