ombilic

\ɔ̃.bi.lik\

/\ɔ̃.bi.lik\/ noun

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The verdict

“ombilic” is uncommon French (frequency #85,076 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,076
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombril.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ombilic · ombilic · French

ombilic · rank #85,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,076
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH omen

Nearest frequency peer: omen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ombilic »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ombilic » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ombilic
PropertyValue
Headwordombilic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ̃.bi.lik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ombilic » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ombilictombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « omen » (#85,077), « ogival » (#85,073), « offrais » (#85,072). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ombilic » est au #85,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ombilic is uncommon French at frequency #85,076 among 1,642 “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

  1. 1
    Nombril.
  2. 2
    Orifice 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.
  3. 3
    Petite cicatrice qu’on voit sur les graines des plantes et qui s’appelle aussi hile.
  4. 4
    enfoncement qui se trouve à l’une ou à l’autre extrémité de certains fruits.
  5. 5
    Renflement central de certains objets.
  6. 6
    Surcreusement dans le lit d’un glacier.
  7. 7
    Plante à fleur du genre Umbilicus, de la famille des Crassulaceae.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il m’a forcé à boire un grand verre de vin, je me suis trouvé mieux, sauf une douleur violente à la hauteur de l’ombilic, et qui s’est apaisée peu à peu.
  2. Dans une lettre adressée lors de votre voyage, vous parliez de Marie, compagne de Lydia, dont les poils pubiques formaient une colonne se rendant jusqu’à l’ombilic. C’est formidable!

Synonyms

nombril

This word in other languages

umbigo(Português)

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 "ombilic"?
"ombilic" is spelled O-M-B-I-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃.bi.lik\.
What does "ombilic" mean?
As a noun, "ombilic" means: Nombril.
How do you pronounce "ombilic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ombilic" is \ɔ̃.bi.lik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ombilic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

offrais#85,072nervous#85,055narrant#85,052musquée#85,044

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list