oiseau de mauvais augure
\wa.zo də mo.vɛ.z‿o.ɡyʁ\
The verdict
“oiseau de mauvais augure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oiseau qui serait de mauvais présage ; oiseau de malheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oiseau-de-mauvais-augure · oiseau de mauvais augure · French
oiseau de mauvais augure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-14 14 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 de mauvais augure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wa.zo də mo.vɛ.z‿o.ɡyʁ\ |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oiseau de mauvais augure” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oiseau de mauvais augure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo də mo.vɛ.z‿o.ɡyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oiseau de mauvais augure, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oiseau de mauvais augure, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-A-U-V-A-I-S- -A-U-G-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Oiseau qui serait de mauvais présage ; oiseau de malheur.
- 2Personne ou évènement qui serait de mauvais présage.
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