ojibwé

\ɔ.ʒi.bwe\

/\ɔ.ʒi.bwe\/ adj

The verdict

“ojibwé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Ojibwés, à leur culture et leur langue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ojibwe · ojibwé · French

ojibwé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 ojibwé
PropertyValue
Headwordojibwé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.ʒi.bwe\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ojibwé » en français

ojibwéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ojibwé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.ʒi.bwe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Ojibwés, à leur culture et leur langue.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ojibwé, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ojibwé, spelled O-J-I-B-W-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Ojibwés, à leur culture et leur langue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jewett Parker Tatro était un agent du Bureau des Affaires indiennes sur la réserve ojibwé où naquit ma grand-mère et où elle vécut jusqu’à l’âge de dix ans, après quoi elle fut envoyée dans l’Est et inscrite à la Carlisle Indian School, en Pennsylvanie.
  2. Selon la mythologie ojibwée, l’esprit-maïs (Mandaamin) se révéla à un garçon courageux appelé Wunzh lors de sa quête de vision et lui enseigna l’exploitation de ce cultigène.

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 "ojibwé"?
"ojibwé" is spelled O-J-I-B-W-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʒi.bwe\.
What does "ojibwé" mean?
As an adjective, "ojibwé" means: Relatif aux Ojibwés, à leur culture et leur langue.
How do you pronounce "ojibwé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ojibwé" is \ɔ.ʒi.bwe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ojibwé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list