olli

/ˈolːi/

//ˈolːi// verb

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The verdict

“olli” is uncommon French (frequency #76,852 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,852
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du duel du présent de l’impératif de ollit.

Key facts for olli
PropertyValue
Headwordolli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈolːi/
Letters4
Frequency rank#76,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “olli” 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). olli lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

olli is uncommon French at frequency #76,852 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈolːi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du duel du présent de l’impératif de ollit.".

Zero misspellings are on record for olli in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 olli, spelled O-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du duel du présent de l’impératif de ollit.

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 "olli"?
"olli" is spelled O-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈolːi/.
What does "olli" mean?
As a verb, "olli" means: Deuxième personne du duel du présent de l’impératif de ollit.
How do you pronounce "olli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olli" is /ˈolːi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olli" come from?
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Using “olli”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈolːi/ (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