oiseau de nuit
\wa.zo də nɥi\
The verdict
“oiseau de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oiseau de mœurs nocturnes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oiseau-de-nuit · oiseau de nuit · French
oiseau de nuit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 de nuit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wa.zo də nɥi\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oiseau de nuit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oiseau de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
oiseau de nuit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is oiseau de nuit, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Oiseau de mœurs nocturnes.
- 2Personne active la nuit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oiseau de nuit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais l’oiseau de nuit, aussi vite, aussi délicatement qu’il s’est posé, malgré sa taille et son allure de ballot, ouvre ses ailes et s’envole vers la ramure des arbres sombres des jardins.
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.