oiseau chanteur
\wa.zo ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\
The verdict
“oiseau chanteur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout passereau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oiseau-chanteur · oiseau chanteur · French
oiseau chanteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oiseau chanteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wa.zo ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oiseau chanteur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oiseau chanteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo ʃɑ̃.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oiseau chanteur, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is oiseau chanteur, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -C-H-A-N-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Tout passereau.
- 2Tout passereau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oiseau chanteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oiseaux chanteurs et de joli plumage, dont : le bengali et le colibri, le bec d’argent, le cardinal, le merle métallique, la « veuve » en voile de deuil alourdie à la saison des amours par sa longue traîne empennée, le parlementaire, les gendarmes ou tisserins ou républicains qui ont tôt fait de désenfeuiller palmiers etc. pour tisser leurs nids des longs…
This word in other languages
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.