oiseau sans tête

\wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\

/\wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Paupiette. Préparation de viande hachée enroulée dans une fine tranche de viande fixée par une fine baguette de bois ou par une ficelle alimentaire.

Key facts for oiseau sans tête
PropertyValue
Headwordoiseau sans tête
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oiseau sans tête” sits in French frequency

oiseau sans tête 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.

Rare enough to double-check

oiseau sans tête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paupiette. Préparation de viande hachée enroulée dans une fine tranche de viande fixée par une fine baguette de bois ou par une ficelle alimentaire.".

oiseau sans tête doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is oiseau sans tête, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -S-A-N-S- -T-Ê-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paupiette. Préparation de viande hachée enroulée dans une fine tranche de viande fixée par une fine baguette de bois ou par une ficelle alimentaire.

Synonyms

paupiettealouette sans têtemoineau sans tête

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 sans tête"?
"oiseau sans tête" is spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -S-A-N-S- -T-Ê-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\.
What does "oiseau sans tête" mean?
As a noun, "oiseau sans tête" means: Paupiette. Préparation de viande hachée enroulée dans une fine tranche de viande fixée par une fine baguette de bois ou par une ficelle alimentaire.
How do you pronounce "oiseau sans tête"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oiseau sans tête" is \wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oiseau sans tête" come from?
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Using “oiseau sans tête”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-I-S-E-A-U- -S-A-N-S- -T-Ê-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \wa.zo sɑ̃ tɛt\ (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