oligopole

\ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\

/\ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“oligopole” is uncommon French (frequency #82,296 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,296
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quasi-monopole ; marché dominé par quelques entreprises.

Key facts for oligopole
PropertyValue
Headwordoligopole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oligopole” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oligopole lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oligopole is uncommon French at frequency #82,296 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quasi-monopole ; marché dominé par quelques entreprises.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for oligopole, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is oligopole, spelled O-L-I-G-O-P-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quasi-monopole ; marché dominé par quelques entreprises.

Antonyms

concurrenceoligopsone

This word in other languages

oligopoly(English)oligopolio(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oligopole"?
"oligopole" is spelled O-L-I-G-O-P-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\.
What does "oligopole" mean?
As a noun, "oligopole" means: Quasi-monopole ; marché dominé par quelques entreprises.
How do you pronounce "oligopole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oligopole" is \ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oligopole" come from?
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Using “oligopole”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-L-I-G-O-P-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.li.ɡɔ.pɔl\ (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

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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