Ohr

\oːɐ̯\

/\oːɐ̯\/ noun

The verdict

“Ohr” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oreille, appareil de l’audition divisé en trois parties.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ohr · Ohr · French

Ohr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for Ohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhr
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\oːɐ̯\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ohr » en français

Ohrn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ohr is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \oːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ohr in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Ohr, spelled O-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oreille, appareil de l’audition divisé en trois parties.
  2. 2
    Oreille, pavillon, la partie externe qui est autour du trou de l’oreille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ohr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie hört nur mit halbem Ohr zu.
  2. Nicht weit von ihrem Haus wurden Menschen versteigert. Muskulöse Männer und Frauen, Ketten um die Fußgelenke, sahen mit leeren Blicken die Landbesitzer an, welche in ihren Mündern stocherten, ihnen in die Ohren sahen und sich auf die Knie niederließen, um ihre After zu betasten.

Synonyms

Gehörorganäußeres OhrOhrmuschel

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ohr"?
"Ohr" is spelled O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is \oːɐ̯\.
What does "Ohr" mean?
As a noun, "Ohr" means: Oreille, appareil de l’audition divisé en trois parties.
How do you pronounce "Ohr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohr" is \oːɐ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohr" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list