oesophage

\e.zɔ.faʒ\

/\e.zɔ.faʒ\/ typographic variant

The verdict

“oesophage” is uncommon French (frequency #55,476 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a typographic variant. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,476
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante par contrainte typographique d’œsophage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oesophage · oesophage · French

oesophage · rank #55,476 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,476
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH octaves

Nearest frequency peer: octaves (-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 « oesophage »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oesophage
PropertyValue
Headwordoesophage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechTypographic variant
IPA\e.zɔ.faʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,476
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oesophage » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).oesophagetombe 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: « octaves » (#55,475), « ohm » (#55,477), « occuperais » (#55,474). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oesophage » est au #55,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oesophage is uncommon French at frequency #55,476 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as atypographic variant, transcribed \e.zɔ.faʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante par contrainte typographique d’œsophage.".

Zero misspellings are on record for oesophage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is oesophage, spelled O-E-S-O-P-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante par contrainte typographique d’œsophage.

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 "oesophage"?
"oesophage" is spelled O-E-S-O-P-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.zɔ.faʒ\.
What does "oesophage" mean?
As a typographic variant, "oesophage" means: Variante par contrainte typographique d’œsophage.
How do you pronounce "oesophage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oesophage" is \e.zɔ.faʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oesophage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list