ombilic
\ɔ̃.bi.lik\
The verdict
“ombilic” is uncommon French (frequency #85,076 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,076
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombril.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ombilic |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ̃.bi.lik\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ombilic” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ombilic is uncommon French at frequency #85,076 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ̃.bi.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
ombilic has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ombilic, spelled O-M-B-I-L-I-C.
Definition
- 1Nombril.
- 2Orifice central à la face inférieure de la coquille des gastéropodes formé par l’émergence à l’extérieur de l’ouverture de l’axe d’enroulement (columelle) de la coquille.
- 3Petite cicatrice qu’on voit sur les graines des plantes et qui s’appelle aussi hile.
- 4enfoncement qui se trouve à l’une ou à l’autre extrémité de certains fruits.
- 5Renflement central de certains objets.
- 6Surcreusement dans le lit d’un glacier.
- 7Plante à fleur du genre Umbilicus, de la famille des Crassulaceae.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ombilic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-M-B-I-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ̃.bi.lik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.