oiseau rare

\wa.zo ʁaʁ\

/\wa.zo ʁaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“oiseau rare” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne ou chose très recherchée.

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

Where “oiseau rare” sits in French frequency

oiseau rare falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for oiseau rare is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \wa.zo ʁaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

Synonyms

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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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Using “oiseau rare”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-I-S-E-A-U- -R-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \wa.zo ʁaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list