oignon
French, noun/ɔ.ɲɔ̃/
oignon is spelled O-I-G-N-O-N (6 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oignon is a French masculine noun meaning “onion (Allium cepa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plante à bulbe comestible, de la famille des liliacées (classification classique) ou des amaryllidacées…”.
What does oignon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineonion (Allium cepa)
- 2
masculinebulb (of a plant)
- 3
colloquialmasculineone's own business
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plante à bulbe comestible, de la famille des liliacées (classification classique) ou des amaryllidacées (classification phylogénétique). 2. Bulbe de cette plante, utilisé comme légume ou condiment. 3. Bulbe de plante. 4. Callosité douloureuse qui vient aux pieds.
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.
Forms of oignon
- oignons plural
- ognon alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oignon?
- France /ɔ.ɲɔ̃/
- France /wa.ɲɔ̃/
- /oˈɲɔᵑ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oignon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oignon in French?
oignon appears 3.9 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).