oiseau rare

\wa.zo ʁaʁ\

/\wa.zo ʁaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne ou chose très recherchée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oiseau-rare · oiseau rare · French

oiseau rare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for oiseau rare
PropertyValue
Headwordoiseau rare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wa.zo ʁaʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oiseau rare » en français

oiseau raresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

oiseau rare is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo ʁaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne ou chose très recherchée.".

oiseau rare doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oiseau rare, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -R-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne ou chose très recherchée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le père et la mère cherchent l’oiseau rare, mâle ou femelle, dont la dot arrondira la fortune du fils ou de la fille.
  2. — Ah, oui ! Tu continues d'espérer. La chasse aux yoyettes, c'est de la pure loterie. Dénicher l’oiseau rare équivaut à gagner le jackpot au loto ou au tiercé.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oiseau rare"?
"oiseau rare" is spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -R-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \wa.zo ʁaʁ\.
What does "oiseau rare" mean?
As a noun, "oiseau rare" means: Personne ou chose très recherchée.
How do you pronounce "oiseau rare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oiseau rare" is \wa.zo ʁaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oiseau rare" come from?
"oiseau rare" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list